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#bca613 color: Sulphine Yellow

#bca613 is rgb(188, 166, 19) in RGB and oklch(72.254% 0.14633 99.425) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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52°
100%

72.3%
0.146
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 #bca613

#bca613 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 72.3% lightness, 0.146 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: #bca613 mixed with white

  1. bca613
  2. c2af3f
  3. c9b85a
  4. cfc171
  5. d6ca87
  6. ddd39b
  7. e3dcb0
  8. eae5c4
  9. f1edd7
  10. f8f6eb

Darker: #bca613 mixed with black

  1. bca613
  2. a3900f
  3. 8b7a0b
  4. 736507
  5. 5d5105
  6. 473e03
  7. 322b01
  8. 1f1a01
  9. 0d0a00
  10. 020100

Calmer: #bca613 with less saturation

  1. bca613
  2. baa634
  3. b7a747
  4. b5a757
  5. b3a764
  6. b0a771
  7. aea77c
  8. aca687
  9. a9a691
  10. a7a69b

Questions about #bca613

What color is #bca613?

#bca613 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sulphine Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(188, 166, 19), in HSL hsl(52.19, 81.64%, 40.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.254% 0.14633 99.425).

What colors go well with #bca613?

The complementary color of #bca613 is #9399ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #df9225 and #88b74c. The triadic partners are #00b9e3 and #e07ec3.

Is white or black text more readable on #bca613?

Black text reads better on #bca613: 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 #bca613 a warm or cool color?

#bca613 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 99 degrees, its lightness 72.3% and its chroma 0.146.