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#be840c color: Yellow Gold

#be840c is rgb(190, 132, 12) in RGB and oklch(65.513% 0.13449 77.068) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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40°
100%

65.5%
0.134
77°
  • Amber
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Bronze
  • yellow-600
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.23:1Hard to read
Lc -65
Black text
6.50:1Readable · AA
Lc 45

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About #be840c

#be840c is a bright amber color. In OKLCH it has 65.5% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 77°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.23:1 contrast and black text 6.5:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Yellow Gold (#be8400). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More medium amber colors

Lighter: #be840c mixed with white

  1. be840c
  2. c59038
  3. cc9d53
  4. d2a96a
  5. d9b580
  6. dfc296
  7. e6ceab
  8. ecdac0
  9. f3e6d5
  10. f9f3ea

Darker: #be840c mixed with black

  1. be840c
  2. a57209
  3. 8c6006
  4. 754f04
  5. 5e3f03
  6. 482f02
  7. 332001
  8. 1f1200
  9. 0d0600
  10. 020100

Calmer: #be840c with less saturation

  1. be840c
  2. ba862b
  3. b5873c
  4. b1894a
  5. ad8a57
  6. a88c62
  7. a48d6c
  8. 9f8e75
  9. 9a8f7f
  10. 959088

Questions about #be840c

What color is #be840c?

#be840c is bright amber. The closest named color is Yellow Gold. In RGB it is rgb(190, 132, 12), in HSL hsl(40.45, 88.12%, 39.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.513% 0.13449 77.068).

What colors go well with #be840c?

The complementary color of #be840c is #5891e2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d27442 and #9b9517. The triadic partners are #00a8ac and #b275c7.

Is white or black text more readable on #be840c?

Black text reads better on #be840c: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and black gives 6.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be840c a warm or cool color?

#be840c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 77 degrees, its lightness 65.5% and its chroma 0.134.