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#bba500 color: Sulphine Yellow

#bba500 is rgb(187, 165, 0) in RGB and oklch(71.906% 0.14934 99.691) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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53°
100%

71.9%
0.149
100°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.47:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.50:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #bba500

#bba500 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 71.9% lightness, 0.149 chroma and a hue of 100°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.47:1 contrast and black text 8.5:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Sulphine Yellow (#baa600). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #bba500 mixed with white

  1. bba500
  2. c1ae3a
  3. c8b756
  4. cfc06e
  5. d5ca85
  6. dcd39a
  7. e3dbae
  8. eae4c3
  9. f1edd7
  10. f8f6eb

Darker: #bba500 mixed with black

  1. bba500
  2. a28f00
  3. 8a7900
  4. 736500
  5. 5c5100
  6. 463d00
  7. 322b00
  8. 1f1a00
  9. 0d0a00
  10. 020100

Calmer: #bba500 with less saturation

  1. bba500
  2. b9a52e
  3. b6a643
  4. b4a654
  5. b1a662
  6. afa66f
  7. ada67a
  8. aba585
  9. a8a590
  10. a6a59a

Questions about #bba500

What color is #bba500?

#bba500 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sulphine Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(187, 165, 0), in HSL hsl(52.94, 100%, 36.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.906% 0.14934 99.691).

What colors go well with #bba500?

The complementary color of #bba500 is #9298ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #df911c and #85b649. The triadic partners are #00b8e4 and #e07cc2.

Is white or black text more readable on #bba500?

Black text reads better on #bba500: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and black gives 8.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bba500 a warm or cool color?

#bba500 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 100 degrees, its lightness 71.9% and its chroma 0.149.