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#b79d50 color: Woollen Mittens

#b79d50 is rgb(183, 157, 80) in RGB and oklch(70.32% 0.10158 90.998) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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45°
100%

70.3%
0.102
91°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 28%

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 #b79d50

#b79d50 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.3% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 91°.

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: #b79d50 mixed with white

  1. b79d50
  2. bea763
  3. c5b075
  4. ccba87
  5. d3c498
  6. dbcea9
  7. e2d7ba
  8. e9e1cb
  9. f0ebdc
  10. f8f5ee

Darker: #b79d50 mixed with black

  1. b79d50
  2. 9f8844
  3. 877339
  4. 705f2e
  5. 5a4c24
  6. 453a1a
  7. 312810
  8. 1e1807
  9. 0c0902
  10. 020100

Calmer: #b79d50 with less saturation

  1. b79d50
  2. b59d5a
  3. b29e63
  4. b09e6c
  5. ad9e74
  6. ab9f7c
  7. a99f83
  8. a69f8a
  9. a49f91
  10. a29f98

Questions about #b79d50

What color is #b79d50?

#b79d50 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Woollen Mittens. In RGB it is rgb(183, 157, 80), in HSL hsl(44.85, 41.7%, 51.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.32% 0.10158 90.998).

What colors go well with #b79d50?

The complementary color of #b79d50 is #889cdf. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #cd905b and #96a95f. The triadic partners are #42b0c3 and #c488bd.

Is white or black text more readable on #b79d50?

Black text reads better on #b79d50: 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 #b79d50 a warm or cool color?

#b79d50 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 91 degrees, its lightness 70.3% and its chroma 0.102.