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#bca610 color: Sulphine Yellow

#bca610 is rgb(188, 166, 16) in RGB and oklch(72.246% 0.14708 99.492) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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52°
100%

72.2%
0.147
99°
  • 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 #bca610

#bca610 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 72.2% lightness, 0.147 chroma and a hue of 99°.

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: #bca610 mixed with white

  1. bca610
  2. c2af3e
  3. c9b859
  4. cfc171
  5. d6ca86
  6. ddd39b
  7. e3dcaf
  8. eae5c4
  9. f1edd7
  10. f8f6eb

Darker: #bca610 mixed with black

  1. bca610
  2. a3900c
  3. 8b7a09
  4. 736506
  5. 5d5104
  6. 473e02
  7. 322b01
  8. 1f1a00
  9. 0d0a00
  10. 020100

Calmer: #bca610 with less saturation

  1. bca610
  2. baa633
  3. b7a747
  4. b5a756
  5. b3a764
  6. b0a770
  7. aea77c
  8. aca687
  9. a9a691
  10. a7a69b

Questions about #bca610

What color is #bca610?

#bca610 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sulphine Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(188, 166, 16), in HSL hsl(52.33, 84.31%, 40%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.246% 0.14708 99.492).

What colors go well with #bca610?

The complementary color of #bca610 is #9399ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #df9223 and #87b74b. The triadic partners are #00b9e4 and #e17ec3.

Is white or black text more readable on #bca610?

Black text reads better on #bca610: 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 #bca610 a warm or cool color?

#bca610 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 99 degrees, its lightness 72.2% and its chroma 0.147.