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#bca60a color: Sulphine Yellow

#bca60a is rgb(188, 166, 10) in RGB and oklch(72.233% 0.14829 99.599) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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53°
100%

72.2%
0.148
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
8.60:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #bca60a

#bca60a is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 72.2% lightness, 0.148 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 8.6:1, 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: #bca60a mixed with white

  1. bca60a
  2. c2af3c
  3. c9b858
  4. cfc170
  5. d6ca86
  6. ddd39b
  7. e3dcaf
  8. eae5c3
  9. f1eed7
  10. f8f6eb

Darker: #bca60a mixed with black

  1. bca60a
  2. a39007
  3. 8b7a05
  4. 736503
  5. 5d5102
  6. 473e01
  7. 322b01
  8. 1f1a00
  9. 0d0a00
  10. 020100

Calmer: #bca60a with less saturation

  1. bca60a
  2. baa631
  3. b7a746
  4. b5a756
  5. b2a763
  6. b0a770
  7. aea77c
  8. aca687
  9. a9a691
  10. a7a69b

Questions about #bca60a

What color is #bca60a?

#bca60a is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sulphine Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(188, 166, 10), in HSL hsl(52.58, 89.9%, 38.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.233% 0.14829 99.599).

What colors go well with #bca60a?

The complementary color of #bca60a is #9399ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e09220 and #87b74a. The triadic partners are #00b9e4 and #e17ec3.

Is white or black text more readable on #bca60a?

Black text reads better on #bca60a: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and black gives 8.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bca60a a warm or cool color?

#bca60a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 100 degrees, its lightness 72.2% and its chroma 0.148.