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#b8a146 color: Sea Squash

#b8a146 is rgb(184, 161, 70) in RGB and oklch(71.139% 0.11375 95.149) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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48°
100%

71.1%
0.114
95°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.55:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.22:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #b8a146

#b8a146 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 71.1% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 95°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.55:1 contrast and black text 8.22:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Sea Squash (#baa243). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #b8a146 mixed with white

  1. b8a146
  2. bfaa5b
  3. c6b46f
  4. cdbd82
  5. d4c794
  6. dbd0a6
  7. e2d9b8
  8. e9e3ca
  9. f0ecdb
  10. f8f6ed

Darker: #b8a146 mixed with black

  1. b8a146
  2. a08b3c
  3. 887632
  4. 716228
  5. 5b4e1e
  6. 453c15
  7. 312a0d
  8. 1e1905
  9. 0c0902
  10. 020100

Calmer: #b8a146 with less saturation

  1. b8a146
  2. b6a152
  3. b3a25d
  4. b1a267
  5. afa271
  6. ada27a
  7. aba282
  8. a8a28a
  9. a6a292
  10. a4a29a

Questions about #b8a146

What color is #b8a146?

#b8a146 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sea Squash. In RGB it is rgb(184, 161, 70), in HSL hsl(47.89, 44.88%, 49.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.139% 0.11375 95.149).

What colors go well with #b8a146?

The complementary color of #b8a146 is #8d9ce9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d39250 and #91ae5c. The triadic partners are #32b3ce and #ce86be.

Is white or black text more readable on #b8a146?

Black text reads better on #b8a146: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and black gives 8.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b8a146 a warm or cool color?

#b8a146 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 95 degrees, its lightness 71.1% and its chroma 0.114.