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#b59d4e color: Woollen Mittens

#b59d4e is rgb(181, 157, 78) in RGB and oklch(70.099% 0.103 92.698) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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46°
100%

70.1%
0.103
93°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.66:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.90:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #b59d4e

#b59d4e is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.1% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 93°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.66:1 contrast and black text 7.9:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Woollen Mittens (#b59f55). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #b59d4e mixed with white

  1. b59d4e
  2. bca761
  3. c3b074
  4. cbba85
  5. d2c497
  6. d9cea8
  7. e1d8ba
  8. e8e1cb
  9. f0ebdc
  10. f7f5ee

Darker: #b59d4e mixed with black

  1. b59d4e
  2. 9d8843
  3. 867338
  4. 6f5f2d
  5. 594c23
  6. 443a19
  7. 30280f
  8. 1d1807
  9. 0c0902
  10. 020100

Calmer: #b59d4e with less saturation

  1. b59d4e
  2. b39d58
  3. b09e62
  4. ae9e6a
  5. ac9e73
  6. aa9e7a
  7. a79f82
  8. a59f89
  9. a39f91
  10. a19f98

Questions about #b59d4e

What color is #b59d4e?

#b59d4e is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Woollen Mittens. In RGB it is rgb(181, 157, 78), in HSL hsl(46.02, 41.04%, 50.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.099% 0.103 92.698).

What colors go well with #b59d4e?

The complementary color of #b59d4e is #899adf. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #cc9058 and #93a95f. The triadic partners are #40afc5 and #c586bb.

Is white or black text more readable on #b59d4e?

Black text reads better on #b59d4e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and black gives 7.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b59d4e a warm or cool color?

#b59d4e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 93 degrees, its lightness 70.1% and its chroma 0.103.