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#b8a057 color: Woollen Mittens

#b8a057 is rgb(184, 160, 87) in RGB and oklch(71.138% 0.09718 91.614) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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45°
100%

71.1%
0.097
92°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.56:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.20:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #b8a057

#b8a057 is a soft light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 71.1% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 92°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.56:1 contrast and black text 8.2:1, 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: #b8a057 mixed with white

  1. b8a057
  2. bfa969
  3. c6b37a
  4. cdbc8b
  5. d4c69c
  6. dbcfac
  7. e2d9bd
  8. e9e2cd
  9. f0ecde
  10. f8f5ee

Darker: #b8a057 mixed with black

  1. b8a057
  2. a08b4b
  3. 88763e
  4. 716133
  5. 5b4e27
  6. 453b1c
  7. 312912
  8. 1e1908
  9. 0c0903
  10. 020100

Calmer: #b8a057 with less saturation

  1. b8a057
  2. b6a060
  3. b4a169
  4. b1a171
  5. afa178
  6. ada180
  7. aba287
  8. a8a28e
  9. a6a295
  10. a4a29b

Questions about #b8a057

What color is #b8a057?

#b8a057 is soft light yellow. The closest named color is Woollen Mittens. In RGB it is rgb(184, 160, 87), in HSL hsl(45.15, 40.59%, 53.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.138% 0.09718 91.614).

What colors go well with #b8a057?

The complementary color of #b8a057 is #8c9edf. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ce9461 and #98ac65. The triadic partners are #4cb2c5 and #c68bbd.

Is white or black text more readable on #b8a057?

Black text reads better on #b8a057: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and black gives 8.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b8a057 a warm or cool color?

#b8a057 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 92 degrees, its lightness 71.1% and its chroma 0.097.