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#b4a137 color: Grassy Ochre

#b4a137 is rgb(180, 161, 55) in RGB and oklch(70.613% 0.12512 98.922) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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51°
100%

70.6%
0.125
99°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.59:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.09:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #b4a137

#b4a137 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.6% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 99°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.59:1 contrast and black text 8.09:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Grassy Ochre (#b8a336). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #b4a137 mixed with white

  1. b4a137
  2. bbaa50
  3. c2b466
  4. cabd7b
  5. d1c78e
  6. d9d0a1
  7. e0d9b4
  8. e8e3c7
  9. efecd9
  10. f7f6ec

Darker: #b4a137 mixed with black

  1. b4a137
  2. 9c8b2e
  3. 857626
  4. 6e621e
  5. 584e16
  6. 443c0f
  7. 302a08
  8. 1d1903
  9. 0c0901
  10. 020100

Calmer: #b4a137 with less saturation

  1. b4a137
  2. b2a147
  3. b0a154
  4. aea160
  5. aca16a
  6. aaa174
  7. a8a17e
  8. a6a187
  9. a4a18f
  10. a2a198

Questions about #b4a137

What color is #b4a137?

#b4a137 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Grassy Ochre. In RGB it is rgb(180, 161, 55), in HSL hsl(50.88, 53.19%, 46.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.613% 0.12512 98.922).

What colors go well with #b4a137?

The complementary color of #b4a137 is #9097ed. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d2913f and #88af57. The triadic partners are #13b2d5 and #d380ba.

Is white or black text more readable on #b4a137?

Black text reads better on #b4a137: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and black gives 8.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b4a137 a warm or cool color?

#b4a137 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 99 degrees, its lightness 70.6% and its chroma 0.125.