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#bcba60 color: Columbian Gold

#bcba60 is rgb(188, 186, 96) in RGB and oklch(77.148% 0.11313 107.64) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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59°
100%

77.1%
0.113
108°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.03:1Hard to read
Lc -44
Black text
10.33:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #bcba60

#bcba60 is a soft light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 77.1% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 108°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.03:1 contrast and black text 10.33:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Columbian Gold (#beb861). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #bcba60 mixed with white

  1. bcba60
  2. c2c172
  3. c9c882
  4. cfcf92
  5. d6d6a2
  6. ddddb2
  7. e3e4c1
  8. eaead1
  9. f1f1e0
  10. f8f8f0

Darker: #bcba60 mixed with black

  1. bcba60
  2. a3a152
  3. 8b8945
  4. 737238
  5. 5d5c2c
  6. 474620
  7. 323215
  8. 1f1e0a
  9. 0d0d03
  10. 020200

Calmer: #bcba60 with less saturation

  1. bcba60
  2. bbba6a
  3. bab974
  4. b9b97d
  5. b9b886
  6. b8b88e
  7. b7b796
  8. b6b79e
  9. b6b6a6
  10. b5b5ad

Questions about #bcba60

What color is #bcba60?

#bcba60 is soft light yellow. The closest named color is Columbian Gold. In RGB it is rgb(188, 186, 96), in HSL hsl(58.7, 40.71%, 55.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.148% 0.11313 107.64).

What colors go well with #bcba60?

The complementary color of #bcba60 is #b0a9f9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ddab5c and #91c67e. The triadic partners are #5bc3ed and #ea97c2.

Is white or black text more readable on #bcba60?

Black text reads better on #bcba60: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and black gives 10.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bcba60 a warm or cool color?

#bcba60 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 108 degrees, its lightness 77.1% and its chroma 0.113.