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#bca220 color: Pickle Juice

#bca220 is rgb(188, 162, 32) in RGB and oklch(71.455% 0.13917 96.716) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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71.5%
0.139
97°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.52:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.33:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #bca220

#bca220 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 71.5% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 97°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.52:1 contrast and black text 8.33:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Pickle Juice (#bba528). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #bca220 mixed with white

  1. bca220
  2. c2ab43
  3. c9b55d
  4. d0be73
  5. d6c888
  6. ddd19d
  7. e4dab1
  8. eae3c4
  9. f1edd8
  10. f8f6eb

Darker: #bca220 mixed with black

  1. bca220
  2. a38c1a
  3. 8b7715
  4. 73630f
  5. 5d4f0a
  6. 473c06
  7. 322a03
  8. 1f1901
  9. 0d0a00
  10. 020100

Calmer: #bca220 with less saturation

  1. bca220
  2. b9a239
  3. b7a34a
  4. b4a359
  5. b2a365
  6. afa371
  7. ada37c
  8. aaa386
  9. a8a390
  10. a5a399

Questions about #bca220

What color is #bca220?

#bca220 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Pickle Juice. In RGB it is rgb(188, 162, 32), in HSL hsl(50, 70.91%, 43.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.455% 0.13917 96.716).

What colors go well with #bca220?

The complementary color of #bca220 is #8d99f9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #dc8f32 and #8cb24b. The triadic partners are #00b7db and #d97fc3.

Is white or black text more readable on #bca220?

Black text reads better on #bca220: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and black gives 8.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bca220 a warm or cool color?

#bca220 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 97 degrees, its lightness 71.5% and its chroma 0.139.