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#be8e07 color: Moutarde de Bénichon

#be8e07 is rgb(190, 142, 7) in RGB and oklch(67.472% 0.1371 84.151) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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44°
100%

67.5%
0.137
84°
  • Amber
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Bronze
  • yellow-600
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.97:1Hard to read
Lc -61
Black text
7.06:1Readable · AA
Lc 48

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About #be8e07

#be8e07 is a bright amber color. In OKLCH it has 67.5% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 84°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.97:1 contrast and black text 7.06:1, 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: #be8e07 mixed with white

  1. be8e07
  2. c59938
  3. cba553
  4. d2b06b
  5. d8bb81
  6. dfc797
  7. e5d2ac
  8. ecddc1
  9. f2e8d5
  10. f9f4ea

Darker: #be8e07 mixed with black

  1. be8e07
  2. a57b05
  3. 8c6804
  4. 755602
  5. 5e4402
  6. 483401
  7. 332400
  8. 1f1500
  9. 0d0700
  10. 020100

Calmer: #be8e07 with less saturation

  1. be8e07
  2. ba8f2b
  3. b6913e
  4. b2924d
  5. af935a
  6. ab9465
  7. a79470
  8. a3957a
  9. 9f9684
  10. 9b968d

Questions about #be8e07

What color is #be8e07?

#be8e07 is bright amber. The closest named color is Moutarde de Bénichon. In RGB it is rgb(190, 142, 7), in HSL hsl(44.26, 92.89%, 38.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(67.472% 0.1371 84.151).

What colors go well with #be8e07?

The complementary color of #be8e07 is #6b94eb. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d67d3a and #969f29. The triadic partners are #00adbd and #c077c6.

Is white or black text more readable on #be8e07?

Black text reads better on #be8e07: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and black gives 7.06:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be8e07 a warm or cool color?

#be8e07 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 84 degrees, its lightness 67.5% and its chroma 0.137.