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#bab600 color: Olive Yellow

#bab600 is rgb(186, 182, 0) in RGB and oklch(75.488% 0.16291 108.148) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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59°
100%

75.5%
0.163
108°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • yellow-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.15:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.78:1Readable · AA
Lc 62

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About #bab600

#bab600 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 75.5% lightness, 0.163 chroma and a hue of 108°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.15:1 contrast and black text 9.78:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Olive Yellow (#c2b709). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #bab600 mixed with white

  1. bab600
  2. c0be3c
  3. c7c559
  4. cecd72
  5. d4d488
  6. dbdb9d
  7. e2e3b1
  8. e9eac5
  9. f0f1d8
  10. f8f8ec

Darker: #bab600 mixed with black

  1. bab600
  2. a19e00
  3. 898600
  4. 726f00
  5. 5c5900
  6. 464400
  7. 323000
  8. 1e1d00
  9. 0d0c00
  10. 020200

Calmer: #bab600 with less saturation

  1. bab600
  2. b9b632
  3. b7b549
  4. b6b55a
  5. b5b469
  6. b4b477
  7. b3b383
  8. b2b28f
  9. b1b19a
  10. b0b0a5

Questions about #bab600

What color is #bab600?

#bab600 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Olive Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(186, 182, 0), in HSL hsl(58.71, 100%, 36.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.488% 0.16291 108.148).

What colors go well with #bab600?

The complementary color of #bab600 is #ac9dff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e7a000 and #78c75c. The triadic partners are #00c1ff and #f981c1.

Is white or black text more readable on #bab600?

Black text reads better on #bab600: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and black gives 9.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bab600 a warm or cool color?

#bab600 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 108 degrees, its lightness 75.5% and its chroma 0.163.