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#b8a14a color: Sea Squash

#b8a14a is rgb(184, 161, 74) in RGB and oklch(71.183% 0.11026 94.628) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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47°
100%

71.2%
0.110
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
8.23:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #b8a14a

#b8a14a is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 71.2% lightness, 0.11 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 8.23:1, 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: #b8a14a mixed with white

  1. b8a14a
  2. bfaa5f
  3. c6b472
  4. cdbd84
  5. d4c696
  6. dbd0a7
  7. e2d9b9
  8. e9e3ca
  9. f0ecdc
  10. f8f6ed

Darker: #b8a14a mixed with black

  1. b8a14a
  2. a08b3f
  3. 887635
  4. 71622a
  5. 5b4e20
  6. 453c17
  7. 312a0e
  8. 1e1906
  9. 0c0902
  10. 020100

Calmer: #b8a14a with less saturation

  1. b8a14a
  2. b6a156
  3. b4a260
  4. b1a269
  5. afa272
  6. ada27b
  7. aba283
  8. a8a28b
  9. a6a293
  10. a4a29a

Questions about #b8a14a

What color is #b8a14a?

#b8a14a is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sea Squash. In RGB it is rgb(184, 161, 74), in HSL hsl(47.45, 43.65%, 50.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.183% 0.11026 94.628).

What colors go well with #b8a14a?

The complementary color of #b8a14a is #8d9ce7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d29354 and #93ae5f. The triadic partners are #39b3cd and #cc87be.

Is white or black text more readable on #b8a14a?

Black text reads better on #b8a14a: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and black gives 8.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b8a14a a warm or cool color?

#b8a14a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 95 degrees, its lightness 71.2% and its chroma 0.11.