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#be8948 color: Antiquarian Gold

#be8948 is rgb(190, 137, 72) in RGB and oklch(66.918% 0.1045 69.935) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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33°
100%

66.9%
0.104
70°
  • Amber
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Bronze
  • yellow-600
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.06:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.86:1Readable · AA
Lc 47

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About #be8948

#be8948 is a bright amber color. In OKLCH it has 66.9% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 70°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.06:1 contrast and black text 6.86:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Antiquarian Gold (#ba8a45). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More medium amber colors

Lighter: #be8948 mixed with white

  1. be8948
  2. c5955c
  3. cca06e
  4. d2ac81
  5. d9b893
  6. dfc4a5
  7. e6cfb7
  8. ecdbc8
  9. f3e7db
  10. f9f3ed

Darker: #be8948 mixed with black

  1. be8948
  2. a5763d
  3. 8c6433
  4. 755329
  5. 5e421f
  6. 483116
  7. 33220d
  8. 1f1406
  9. 0d0702
  10. 020100

Calmer: #be8948 with less saturation

  1. be8948
  2. ba8b52
  3. b68c5b
  4. b28d63
  5. ae8f6b
  6. aa9072
  7. a6917a
  8. a29281
  9. 9e9387
  10. 99948e

Questions about #be8948

What color is #be8948?

#be8948 is bright amber. The closest named color is Antiquarian Gold. In RGB it is rgb(190, 137, 72), in HSL hsl(33.05, 47.58%, 51.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.918% 0.1045 69.935).

What colors go well with #be8948?

The complementary color of #be8948 is #6199d3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #cc7e63 and #a49644. The triadic partners are #2ea9a3 and #a983c5.

Is white or black text more readable on #be8948?

Black text reads better on #be8948: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and black gives 6.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be8948 a warm or cool color?

#be8948 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 70 degrees, its lightness 66.9% and its chroma 0.104.