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#bbb039 color: Lively Lime

#bbb039 is rgb(187, 176, 57) in RGB and oklch(74.497% 0.1365 103.992) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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55°
100%

74.5%
0.137
104°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • yellow-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.24:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.38:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #bbb039

#bbb039 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 74.5% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 104°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.24:1 contrast and black text 9.38:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lively Lime (#beb334). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #bbb039 mixed with white

  1. bbb039
  2. c1b853
  3. c8c069
  4. cfc87e
  5. d5d091
  6. dcd8a4
  7. e3e0b6
  8. eae8c9
  9. f1efdb
  10. f8f7ed

Darker: #bbb039 mixed with black

  1. bbb039
  2. a29930
  3. 8a8228
  4. 736c1f
  5. 5c5617
  6. 464210
  7. 322e09
  8. 1f1c04
  9. 0d0b01
  10. 020100

Calmer: #bbb039 with less saturation

  1. bbb039
  2. b9b04b
  3. b8b059
  4. b6b066
  5. b5af72
  6. b3af7c
  7. b2af87
  8. b0ae91
  9. afae9a
  10. adada3

Questions about #bbb039

What color is #bbb039?

#bbb039 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Lively Lime. In RGB it is rgb(187, 176, 57), in HSL hsl(54.92, 53.28%, 47.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.497% 0.1365 103.992).

What colors go well with #bbb039?

The complementary color of #bbb039 is #a29fff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #df9e39 and #88bf62. The triadic partners are #18beec and #e887c2.

Is white or black text more readable on #bbb039?

Black text reads better on #bbb039: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and black gives 9.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bbb039 a warm or cool color?

#bbb039 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 104 degrees, its lightness 74.5% and its chroma 0.137.