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#b59f56 color: Woollen Mittens

#b59f56 is rgb(181, 159, 86) in RGB and oklch(70.625% 0.09672 93.005) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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46°
100%

70.6%
0.097
93°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Soft
  • 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
8.06:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #b59f56

#b59f56 is a soft light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.6% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 93°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.61:1 contrast and black text 8.06:1, 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: #b59f56 mixed with white

  1. b59f56
  2. bca868
  3. c3b279
  4. cbbc8a
  5. d2c59b
  6. d9cfac
  7. e1d8bc
  8. e8e2cd
  9. f0ecdd
  10. f7f5ee

Darker: #b59f56 mixed with black

  1. b59f56
  2. 9d8a4a
  3. 86753e
  4. 6f6132
  5. 594d27
  6. 443b1c
  7. 302912
  8. 1d1808
  9. 0c0902
  10. 020100

Calmer: #b59f56 with less saturation

  1. b59f56
  2. b39f5f
  3. b1a067
  4. afa06f
  5. ada077
  6. aba07e
  7. a8a085
  8. a6a08c
  9. a4a093
  10. a2a09a

Questions about #b59f56

What color is #b59f56?

#b59f56 is soft light yellow. The closest named color is Woollen Mittens. In RGB it is rgb(181, 159, 86), in HSL hsl(46.11, 39.09%, 52.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.625% 0.09672 93.005).

What colors go well with #b59f56?

The complementary color of #b59f56 is #8c9cdd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #cb935f and #95aa65. The triadic partners are #4cb0c4 and #c58aba.

Is white or black text more readable on #b59f56?

Black text reads better on #b59f56: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and black gives 8.06:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b59f56 a warm or cool color?

#b59f56 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 93 degrees, its lightness 70.6% and its chroma 0.097.