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#bca600 color: Sulphine Yellow

#bca600 is rgb(188, 166, 0) in RGB and oklch(72.215% 0.15001 99.749) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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53°
100%

72.2%
0.150
100°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.44:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.59:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #bca600

#bca600 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 72.2% lightness, 0.15 chroma and a hue of 100°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.44:1 contrast and black text 8.59:1, 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: #bca600 mixed with white

  1. bca600
  2. c2af3a
  3. c9b857
  4. cfc16f
  5. d6ca85
  6. ddd39a
  7. e3dcaf
  8. eae5c3
  9. f1eed7
  10. f8f6eb

Darker: #bca600 mixed with black

  1. bca600
  2. a39000
  3. 8b7a00
  4. 736500
  5. 5d5100
  6. 473e00
  7. 322b00
  8. 1f1a00
  9. 0d0a00
  10. 020100

Calmer: #bca600 with less saturation

  1. bca600
  2. baa62e
  3. b7a744
  4. b5a754
  5. b2a763
  6. b0a76f
  7. aea77b
  8. aca686
  9. a9a691
  10. a7a69b

Questions about #bca600

What color is #bca600?

#bca600 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sulphine Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(188, 166, 0), in HSL hsl(52.98, 100%, 36.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.215% 0.15001 99.749).

What colors go well with #bca600?

The complementary color of #bca600 is #9399ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e0921c and #86b749. The triadic partners are #00b9e5 and #e27dc3.

Is white or black text more readable on #bca600?

Black text reads better on #bca600: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and black gives 8.59:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bca600 a warm or cool color?

#bca600 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 100 degrees, its lightness 72.2% and its chroma 0.15.