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#b99e55 color: Woollen Mittens

#b99e55 is rgb(185, 158, 85) in RGB and oklch(70.791% 0.09801 89.51) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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44°
100%

70.8%
0.098
90°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.60:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.08:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #b99e55

#b99e55 is a soft light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.8% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 90°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.6:1 contrast and black text 8.08:1, 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: #b99e55 mixed with white

  1. b99e55
  2. c0a867
  3. c7b179
  4. cebb8a
  5. d5c49a
  6. dcceab
  7. e3d8bc
  8. eae2cd
  9. f1ebdd
  10. f8f5ee

Darker: #b99e55 mixed with black

  1. b99e55
  2. a08949
  3. 89743d
  4. 716031
  5. 5b4d26
  6. 463a1c
  7. 312911
  8. 1e1808
  9. 0d0902
  10. 020100

Calmer: #b99e55 with less saturation

  1. b99e55
  2. b79e5e
  3. b49f67
  4. b29f6f
  5. afa077
  6. ada07e
  7. aaa085
  8. a8a08d
  9. a6a193
  10. a3a19a

Questions about #b99e55

What color is #b99e55?

#b99e55 is soft light yellow. The closest named color is Woollen Mittens. In RGB it is rgb(185, 158, 85), in HSL hsl(43.8, 41.67%, 52.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.791% 0.09801 89.51).

What colors go well with #b99e55?

The complementary color of #b99e55 is #889edf. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ce9261 and #99aa62. The triadic partners are #49b2c2 and #c38bbf.

Is white or black text more readable on #b99e55?

Black text reads better on #b99e55: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and black gives 8.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b99e55 a warm or cool color?

#b99e55 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 90 degrees, its lightness 70.8% and its chroma 0.098.