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#b59f5a color: Woollen Mittens

#b59f5a is rgb(181, 159, 90) in RGB and oklch(70.682% 0.09263 92.204) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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45°
100%

70.7%
0.093
92°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • olive-400
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.60:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.07:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #b59f5a

#b59f5a is a soft light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.7% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 92°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.6:1 contrast and black text 8.07:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Woollen Mittens (#b59f55). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-400.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #b59f5a mixed with white

  1. b59f5a
  2. bca86b
  3. c3b27c
  4. cbbb8d
  5. d2c59d
  6. d9cfad
  7. e1d8bd
  8. e8e2ce
  9. f0ecde
  10. f7f5ee

Darker: #b59f5a mixed with black

  1. b59f5a
  2. 9d8a4d
  3. 867541
  4. 6f6135
  5. 594d29
  6. 443b1e
  7. 302913
  8. 1d1809
  9. 0c0903
  10. 020100

Calmer: #b59f5a with less saturation

  1. b59f5a
  2. b39f62
  3. b1a06a
  4. afa072
  5. ada079
  6. aba080
  7. a9a087
  8. a6a08d
  9. a4a094
  10. a2a09a

Questions about #b59f5a

What color is #b59f5a?

#b59f5a is soft light yellow. The closest named color is Woollen Mittens. In RGB it is rgb(181, 159, 90), in HSL hsl(45.49, 38.08%, 53.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.682% 0.09263 92.204).

What colors go well with #b59f5a?

The complementary color of #b59f5a is #8c9ddb. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ca9363 and #96aa68. The triadic partners are #51b0c2 and #c38bba.

Is white or black text more readable on #b59f5a?

Black text reads better on #b59f5a: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and black gives 8.07:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b59f5a a warm or cool color?

#b59f5a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 92 degrees, its lightness 70.7% and its chroma 0.093.