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#bd9c3e color: Tiki Torch

#bd9c3e is rgb(189, 156, 62) in RGB and oklch(70.511% 0.11786 89.494) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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44°
100%

70.5%
0.118
89°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.63:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
7.99:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #bd9c3e

#bd9c3e is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.5% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 89°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.63:1 contrast and black text 7.99:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Tiki Torch (#bb9e3f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #bd9c3e mixed with white

  1. bd9c3e
  2. c4a655
  3. cab06a
  4. d1ba7e
  5. d7c490
  6. decda3
  7. e4d7b5
  8. ebe1c8
  9. f2ebda
  10. f8f5ed

Darker: #bd9c3e mixed with black

  1. bd9c3e
  2. a48735
  3. 8c732b
  4. 745f23
  5. 5d4c1a
  6. 473912
  7. 33280a
  8. 1f1804
  9. 0d0901
  10. 020100

Calmer: #bd9c3e with less saturation

  1. bd9c3e
  2. ba9d4c
  3. b79d58
  4. b49e63
  5. b19e6c
  6. ae9f76
  7. ac9f7f
  8. a99f87
  9. a6a090
  10. a3a098

Questions about #bd9c3e

What color is #bd9c3e?

#bd9c3e is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Tiki Torch. In RGB it is rgb(189, 156, 62), in HSL hsl(44.41, 50.6%, 49.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.511% 0.11786 89.494).

What colors go well with #bd9c3e?

The complementary color of #bd9c3e is #839cea. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d68d4f and #97aa51. The triadic partners are #1ab3c8 and #c984c3.

Is white or black text more readable on #bd9c3e?

Black text reads better on #bd9c3e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and black gives 7.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bd9c3e a warm or cool color?

#bd9c3e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 89 degrees, its lightness 70.5% and its chroma 0.118.