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#bca030 color: Pollen Storm

#bca030 is rgb(188, 160, 48) in RGB and oklch(71.127% 0.12967 94.449) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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48°
100%

71.1%
0.130
94°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.56:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.21:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #bca030

#bca030 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 71.1% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 94°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.56:1 contrast and black text 8.21:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Pollen Storm (#b8a02a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #bca030 mixed with white

  1. bca030
  2. c3aa4c
  3. c9b363
  4. d0bd78
  5. d6c68c
  6. ddd0a0
  7. e4d9b3
  8. eae3c6
  9. f1ecd9
  10. f8f6ec

Darker: #bca030 mixed with black

  1. bca030
  2. a38b28
  3. 8b7621
  4. 73611a
  5. 5d4e13
  6. 473b0c
  7. 322906
  8. 1f1903
  9. 0d0901
  10. 020100

Calmer: #bca030 with less saturation

  1. bca030
  2. b9a142
  3. b7a151
  4. b4a15d
  5. b1a269
  6. afa273
  7. aca27d
  8. a9a287
  9. a7a290
  10. a4a299

Questions about #bca030

What color is #bca030?

#bca030 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Pollen Storm. In RGB it is rgb(188, 160, 48), in HSL hsl(48, 59.32%, 46.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.127% 0.12967 94.449).

What colors go well with #bca030?

The complementary color of #bca030 is #8a9af2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d98f40 and #90af4e. The triadic partners are #00b6d3 and #d382c3.

Is white or black text more readable on #bca030?

Black text reads better on #bca030: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and black gives 8.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bca030 a warm or cool color?

#bca030 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 94 degrees, its lightness 71.1% and its chroma 0.13.