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#bea900 color: Muddy Yellow

#bea900 is rgb(190, 169, 0) in RGB and oklch(73.046% 0.15205 100.376) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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53°
100%

73%
0.152
100°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.37:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.86:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #bea900

#bea900 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 73% lightness, 0.152 chroma and a hue of 100°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.37:1 contrast and black text 8.86:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Muddy Yellow (#bfac05). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #bea900 mixed with white

  1. bea900
  2. c4b23a
  3. cabb57
  4. d1c36f
  5. d7cc86
  6. ded59b
  7. e4ddaf
  8. ebe6c3
  9. f1eed7
  10. f8f7eb

Darker: #bea900 mixed with black

  1. bea900
  2. a59200
  3. 8c7c00
  4. 756700
  5. 5e5300
  6. 483f00
  7. 332c00
  8. 1f1b00
  9. 0d0a00
  10. 020100

Calmer: #bea900 with less saturation

  1. bea900
  2. bca92f
  3. b9a945
  4. b7aa56
  5. b5aa64
  6. b2aa71
  7. b0a97d
  8. aea988
  9. aca993
  10. aaa89e

Questions about #bea900

What color is #bea900?

#bea900 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Muddy Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(190, 169, 0), in HSL hsl(53.37, 100%, 37.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.046% 0.15205 100.376).

What colors go well with #bea900?

The complementary color of #bea900 is #979bff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e3941a and #87ba4b. The triadic partners are #00bcea and #e67fc5.

Is white or black text more readable on #bea900?

Black text reads better on #bea900: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and black gives 8.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bea900 a warm or cool color?

#bea900 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 100 degrees, its lightness 73% and its chroma 0.152.