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#be8d17 color: Moutarde de Bénichon

#be8d17 is rgb(190, 141, 23) in RGB and oklch(67.317% 0.13307 82.597) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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42°
100%

67.3%
0.133
83°
  • Amber
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Bronze
  • yellow-600
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.99:1Hard to read
Lc -62
Black text
7.01:1Readable · AA
Lc 48

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About #be8d17

#be8d17 is a bright amber color. In OKLCH it has 67.3% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 83°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.99:1 contrast and black text 7.01:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Moutarde de Bénichon (#bf9005). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More medium amber colors

Lighter: #be8d17 mixed with white

  1. be8d17
  2. c5983d
  3. cba457
  4. d2af6e
  5. d8bb83
  6. dfc698
  7. e5d1ad
  8. ecddc1
  9. f2e8d6
  10. f9f4ea

Darker: #be8d17 mixed with black

  1. be8d17
  2. a57a12
  3. 8c670e
  4. 75550a
  5. 5e4406
  6. 483304
  7. 332302
  8. 1f1401
  9. 0d0700
  10. 020100

Calmer: #be8d17 with less saturation

  1. be8d17
  2. ba8e31
  3. b69042
  4. b29150
  5. ae925c
  6. aa9367
  7. a69471
  8. a2947b
  9. 9e9584
  10. 9a968d

Questions about #be8d17

What color is #be8d17?

#be8d17 is bright amber. The closest named color is Moutarde de Bénichon. In RGB it is rgb(190, 141, 23), in HSL hsl(42.4, 78.4%, 41.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(67.317% 0.13307 82.597).

What colors go well with #be8d17?

The complementary color of #be8d17 is #6994e8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d57c40 and #989e2c. The triadic partners are #00adba and #bd79c6.

Is white or black text more readable on #be8d17?

Black text reads better on #be8d17: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and black gives 7.01:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be8d17 a warm or cool color?

#be8d17 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 83 degrees, its lightness 67.3% and its chroma 0.133.