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#b59f50 color: Woollen Mittens

#b59f50 is rgb(181, 159, 80) in RGB and oklch(70.545% 0.10263 94.056) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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47°
100%

70.5%
0.103
94°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.61:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.04:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #b59f50

#b59f50 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.5% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 94°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.61:1 contrast and black text 8.04:1, 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: #b59f50 mixed with white

  1. b59f50
  2. bca963
  3. c3b275
  4. cbbc87
  5. d2c598
  6. d9cfa9
  7. e1d8ba
  8. e8e2cb
  9. f0ecdd
  10. f7f5ee

Darker: #b59f50 mixed with black

  1. b59f50
  2. 9d8a44
  3. 867539
  4. 6f612e
  5. 594d24
  6. 443b1a
  7. 302910
  8. 1d1807
  9. 0c0902
  10. 020100

Calmer: #b59f50 with less saturation

  1. b59f50
  2. b39f5a
  3. b1a063
  4. afa06c
  5. aca074
  6. aaa07c
  7. a8a084
  8. a6a08b
  9. a4a092
  10. a2a099

Questions about #b59f50

What color is #b59f50?

#b59f50 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Woollen Mittens. In RGB it is rgb(181, 159, 80), in HSL hsl(46.93, 40.56%, 51.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.545% 0.10263 94.056).

What colors go well with #b59f50?

The complementary color of #b59f50 is #8c9be0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #cd9259 and #93ab62. The triadic partners are #43b0c7 and #c788bb.

Is white or black text more readable on #b59f50?

Black text reads better on #b59f50: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and black gives 8.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b59f50 a warm or cool color?

#b59f50 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 94 degrees, its lightness 70.5% and its chroma 0.103.