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#b8ba56 color: Japanese Fern

#b8ba56 is rgb(184, 186, 86) in RGB and oklch(76.686% 0.12348 110.032) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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61°
100%

76.7%
0.123
110°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • yellow-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.06:1Hard to read
Lc -45
Black text
10.20:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #b8ba56

#b8ba56 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 76.7% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 110°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.06:1 contrast and black text 10.2:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Japanese Fern (#b5b94c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #b8ba56 mixed with white

  1. b8ba56
  2. bfc169
  3. c5c87b
  4. cccf8d
  5. d3d69e
  6. daddae
  7. e2e4be
  8. e9ebcf
  9. f0f1df
  10. f8f8ef

Darker: #b8ba56 mixed with black

  1. b8ba56
  2. a0a14a
  3. 88893e
  4. 717232
  5. 5b5c27
  6. 45461c
  7. 313212
  8. 1e1e08
  9. 0c0d02
  10. 020200

Calmer: #b8ba56 with less saturation

  1. b8ba56
  2. b7ba62
  3. b7b96d
  4. b6b877
  5. b6b881
  6. b5b78a
  7. b5b792
  8. b4b69b
  9. b4b5a3
  10. b3b4ab

Questions about #b8ba56

What color is #b8ba56?

#b8ba56 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Japanese Fern. In RGB it is rgb(184, 186, 86), in HSL hsl(61.2, 42.02%, 53.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.686% 0.12348 110.032).

What colors go well with #b8ba56?

The complementary color of #b8ba56 is #b2a5fc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #dcaa4e and #88c77a. The triadic partners are #4fc1f2 and #ee92be.

Is white or black text more readable on #b8ba56?

Black text reads better on #b8ba56: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and black gives 10.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b8ba56 a warm or cool color?

#b8ba56 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 110 degrees, its lightness 76.7% and its chroma 0.123.