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#b8a030 color: Pollen Storm

#b8a030 is rgb(184, 160, 48) in RGB and oklch(70.733% 0.12924 96.607) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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49°
100%

70.7%
0.129
97°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.59:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.11:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #b8a030

#b8a030 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.7% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 97°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.59:1 contrast and black text 8.11:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Pollen Storm (#b8a02a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #b8a030 mixed with white

  1. b8a030
  2. bfaa4c
  3. c6b363
  4. cdbd78
  5. d4c68c
  6. dbd09f
  7. e2d9b3
  8. e9e3c6
  9. f0ecd9
  10. f8f6ec

Darker: #b8a030 mixed with black

  1. b8a030
  2. a08b28
  3. 887621
  4. 71611a
  5. 5b4e13
  6. 453b0c
  7. 312906
  8. 1e1903
  9. 0c0901
  10. 020100

Calmer: #b8a030 with less saturation

  1. b8a030
  2. b6a042
  3. b3a150
  4. b1a15d
  5. aea168
  6. aca173
  7. aaa17c
  8. a7a186
  9. a5a18f
  10. a3a198

Questions about #b8a030

What color is #b8a030?

#b8a030 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Pollen Storm. In RGB it is rgb(184, 160, 48), in HSL hsl(49.41, 58.62%, 45.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.733% 0.12924 96.607).

What colors go well with #b8a030?

The complementary color of #b8a030 is #8c98f0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d68f3d and #8caf51. The triadic partners are #00b4d4 and #d380be.

Is white or black text more readable on #b8a030?

Black text reads better on #b8a030: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and black gives 8.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b8a030 a warm or cool color?

#b8a030 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 97 degrees, its lightness 70.7% and its chroma 0.129.