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#b8a86a color: Oatmeal Biscuit

#b8a86a is rgb(184, 168, 106) in RGB and oklch(73.107% 0.08351 95.38) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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48°
100%

73.1%
0.084
95°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • olive-400
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.37:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.85:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #b8a86a

#b8a86a is a soft light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 73.1% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 95°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.37:1 contrast and black text 8.85:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Oatmeal Biscuit (#b7a86d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-400.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #b8a86a mixed with white

  1. b8a86a
  2. bfb179
  3. c6b988
  4. cdc297
  5. d4caa6
  6. dbd3b5
  7. e2dcc3
  8. e9e5d2
  9. f0ede1
  10. f8f6f0

Darker: #b8a86a mixed with black

  1. b8a86a
  2. a0925b
  3. 887c4d
  4. 71673f
  5. 5b5231
  6. 453f24
  7. 312c18
  8. 1e1a0d
  9. 0c0a04
  10. 020100

Calmer: #b8a86a with less saturation

  1. b8a86a
  2. b6a871
  3. b5a878
  4. b3a87e
  5. b1a885
  6. b0a88b
  7. aea891
  8. ada897
  9. aba89d
  10. a9a8a2

Questions about #b8a86a

What color is #b8a86a?

#b8a86a is soft light yellow. The closest named color is Oatmeal Biscuit. In RGB it is rgb(184, 168, 106), in HSL hsl(47.69, 35.45%, 56.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.107% 0.08351 95.38).

What colors go well with #b8a86a?

The complementary color of #b8a86a is #99a4dd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #cd9e6f and #9cb278. The triadic partners are #65b6c9 and #ca94bd.

Is white or black text more readable on #b8a86a?

Black text reads better on #b8a86a: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and black gives 8.85:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b8a86a a warm or cool color?

#b8a86a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 95 degrees, its lightness 73.1% and its chroma 0.084.