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#bdbd68 color: Kelly’s Flower

#bdbd68 is rgb(189, 189, 104) in RGB and oklch(77.989% 0.10812 108.665) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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60°
100%

78%
0.108
109°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.97:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.64:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #bdbd68

#bdbd68 is a soft light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 78% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 109°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.97:1 contrast and black text 10.64:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Kelly’s Flower (#babd6c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #bdbd68 mixed with white

  1. bdbd68
  2. c3c478
  3. caca88
  4. d0d197
  5. d7d8a6
  6. dddeb5
  7. e4e5c4
  8. eaebd3
  9. f1f2e2
  10. f8f8f0

Darker: #bdbd68 mixed with black

  1. bdbd68
  2. a4a459
  3. 8c8c4b
  4. 74743e
  5. 5d5d30
  6. 474724
  7. 333318
  8. 1f1f0c
  9. 0d0d04
  10. 020200

Calmer: #bdbd68 with less saturation

  1. bdbd68
  2. bcbd71
  3. bcbc7a
  4. bbbc83
  5. babb8b
  6. babb93
  7. b9ba9a
  8. b9b9a2
  9. b8b9a9
  10. b8b8b0

Questions about #bdbd68

What color is #bdbd68?

#bdbd68 is soft light yellow. The closest named color is Kelly’s Flower. In RGB it is rgb(189, 189, 104), in HSL hsl(60, 39.17%, 57.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.989% 0.10812 108.665).

What colors go well with #bdbd68?

The complementary color of #bdbd68 is #b4acf9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ddaf63 and #94c884. The triadic partners are #65c5ee and #eb9bc3.

Is white or black text more readable on #bdbd68?

Black text reads better on #bdbd68: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and black gives 10.64:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bdbd68 a warm or cool color?

#bdbd68 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 109 degrees, its lightness 78% and its chroma 0.108.