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#be860a color: Yellow Gold

#be860a is rgb(190, 134, 10) in RGB and oklch(65.897% 0.13503 78.568) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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41°
100%

65.9%
0.135
79°
  • Amber
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Bronze
  • yellow-600
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.18:1Hard to read
Lc -64
Black text
6.60:1Readable · AA
Lc 45

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About #be860a

#be860a is a bright amber color. In OKLCH it has 65.9% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 79°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.18:1 contrast and black text 6.6:1, 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: #be860a mixed with white

  1. be860a
  2. c59238
  3. cc9e53
  4. d2aa6a
  5. d9b680
  6. dfc396
  7. e6cfab
  8. ecdbc0
  9. f3e7d5
  10. f9f3ea

Darker: #be860a mixed with black

  1. be860a
  2. a57407
  3. 8c6205
  4. 755103
  5. 5e4002
  6. 483001
  7. 332101
  8. 1f1300
  9. 0d0600
  10. 020100

Calmer: #be860a with less saturation

  1. be860a
  2. ba882b
  3. b6893d
  4. b18b4b
  5. ad8c57
  6. a98d62
  7. a48e6d
  8. a08f76
  9. 9b9080
  10. 969189

Questions about #be860a

What color is #be860a?

#be860a is bright amber. The closest named color is Yellow Gold. In RGB it is rgb(190, 134, 10), in HSL hsl(41.33, 90%, 39.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.897% 0.13503 78.568).

What colors go well with #be860a?

The complementary color of #be860a is #5c92e3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d37640 and #9a981b. The triadic partners are #00a9af and #b475c6.

Is white or black text more readable on #be860a?

Black text reads better on #be860a: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and black gives 6.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be860a a warm or cool color?

#be860a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 79 degrees, its lightness 65.9% and its chroma 0.135.