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#bca230 color: Grassy Ochre

#bca230 is rgb(188, 162, 48) in RGB and oklch(71.546% 0.13102 95.741) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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49°
100%

71.5%
0.131
96°
  • 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
8.35:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #bca230

#bca230 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 71.5% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 96°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.52:1 contrast and black text 8.35:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Grassy Ochre (#b8a336). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #bca230 mixed with white

  1. bca230
  2. c2ab4c
  3. c9b563
  4. d0be78
  5. d6c78c
  6. ddd1a0
  7. e4dab3
  8. eae3c6
  9. f1edd9
  10. f8f6ec

Darker: #bca230 mixed with black

  1. bca230
  2. a38c28
  3. 8b7721
  4. 73631a
  5. 5d4f13
  6. 473c0c
  7. 322a06
  8. 1f1903
  9. 0d0a01
  10. 020100

Calmer: #bca230 with less saturation

  1. bca230
  2. b9a243
  3. b7a351
  4. b4a35e
  5. b2a36a
  6. afa374
  7. ada47e
  8. aaa488
  9. a8a391
  10. a5a39a

Questions about #bca230

What color is #bca230?

#bca230 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Grassy Ochre. In RGB it is rgb(188, 162, 48), in HSL hsl(48.86, 59.32%, 46.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.546% 0.13102 95.741).

What colors go well with #bca230?

The complementary color of #bca230 is #8d9bf4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #da913e and #8fb151. The triadic partners are #00b7d7 and #d682c3.

Is white or black text more readable on #bca230?

Black text reads better on #bca230: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and black gives 8.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bca230 a warm or cool color?

#bca230 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 96 degrees, its lightness 71.5% and its chroma 0.131.