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#b59e49 color: Woollen Mittens

#b59e49 is rgb(181, 158, 73) in RGB and oklch(70.249% 0.10835 94.305) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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47°
100%

70.2%
0.108
94°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.64:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.95:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #b59e49

#b59e49 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.2% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 94°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.64:1 contrast and black text 7.95:1, 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: #b59e49 mixed with white

  1. b59e49
  2. bca85d
  3. c3b171
  4. cbbb83
  5. d2c595
  6. d9cea7
  7. e1d8b8
  8. e8e2ca
  9. f0ebdb
  10. f7f5ed

Darker: #b59e49 mixed with black

  1. b59e49
  2. 9d893e
  3. 867434
  4. 6f602a
  5. 594d20
  6. 443a17
  7. 30290e
  8. 1d1806
  9. 0c0902
  10. 020100

Calmer: #b59e49 with less saturation

  1. b59e49
  2. b39e54
  3. b19f5e
  4. ae9f68
  5. ac9f71
  6. aa9f79
  7. a89f81
  8. a69f89
  9. a39f90
  10. a19f98

Questions about #b59e49

What color is #b59e49?

#b59e49 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Woollen Mittens. In RGB it is rgb(181, 158, 73), in HSL hsl(47.22, 42.52%, 49.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.249% 0.10835 94.305).

What colors go well with #b59e49?

The complementary color of #b59e49 is #8b9ae3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ce9053 and #91ab5d. The triadic partners are #38b0c8 and #c885bb.

Is white or black text more readable on #b59e49?

Black text reads better on #b59e49: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and black gives 7.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b59e49 a warm or cool color?

#b59e49 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 94 degrees, its lightness 70.2% and its chroma 0.108.