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#be8550 color: Rookwood Amber

#be8550 is rgb(190, 133, 80) in RGB and oklch(66.256% 0.09872 62.674) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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29°
100%

66.3%
0.099
63°
  • Amber
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Bronze
  • yellow-600
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.15:1Hard to read
Lc -64
Black text
6.66:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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About #be8550

#be8550 is a soft amber color. In OKLCH it has 66.3% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 63°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.15:1 contrast and black text 6.66:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Rookwood Amber (#c08650). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More medium amber colors

Lighter: #be8550 mixed with white

  1. be8550
  2. c59162
  3. cc9d74
  4. d3a985
  5. d9b596
  6. e0c1a7
  7. e6ceb9
  8. ecdaca
  9. f3e6dc
  10. f9f3ed

Darker: #be8550 mixed with black

  1. be8550
  2. a57344
  3. 8c6139
  4. 75502e
  5. 5e4024
  6. 48301a
  7. 332110
  8. 1f1307
  9. 0d0602
  10. 020100

Calmer: #be8550 with less saturation

  1. be8550
  2. ba8758
  3. b6885f
  4. b28a67
  5. ae8b6d
  6. a98d74
  7. a58e7b
  8. a18f81
  9. 9c9187
  10. 98928d

Questions about #be8550

What color is #be8550?

#be8550 is soft amber. The closest named color is Rookwood Amber. In RGB it is rgb(190, 133, 80), in HSL hsl(28.91, 45.83%, 52.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.256% 0.09872 62.674).

What colors go well with #be8550?

The complementary color of #be8550 is #599acb. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c87c6c and #a89146. The triadic partners are #3ca798 and #9f84c5.

Is white or black text more readable on #be8550?

Black text reads better on #be8550: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and black gives 6.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be8550 a warm or cool color?

#be8550 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 63 degrees, its lightness 66.3% and its chroma 0.099.