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#beaa42 color: Star Fruit Yellow Green

#beaa42 is rgb(190, 170, 66) in RGB and oklch(73.57% 0.12473 98.338) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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73.6%
0.125
98°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-600
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.33:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
9.02:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #beaa42

#beaa42 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 73.6% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 98°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.33:1 contrast and black text 9.02:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Star Fruit Yellow Green (#beaa4a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #beaa42 mixed with white

  1. beaa42
  2. c4b359
  3. cbbb6e
  4. d1c481
  5. d7cc94
  6. ded5a6
  7. e4ddb8
  8. ebe6ca
  9. f2eedb
  10. f8f7ed

Darker: #beaa42 mixed with black

  1. beaa42
  2. a59338
  3. 8c7d2f
  4. 756825
  5. 5e531c
  6. 483f14
  7. 332d0b
  8. 1f1b05
  9. 0d0b01
  10. 020100

Calmer: #beaa42 with less saturation

  1. beaa42
  2. bcaa51
  3. baaa5d
  4. b8aa69
  5. b5ab73
  6. b3aa7d
  7. b1aa87
  8. afaa90
  9. adaa98
  10. abaaa1

Questions about #beaa42

What color is #beaa42?

#beaa42 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Star Fruit Yellow Green. In RGB it is rgb(190, 170, 66), in HSL hsl(50.32, 48.82%, 50.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.57% 0.12473 98.338).

What colors go well with #beaa42?

The complementary color of #beaa42 is #98a1f7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #dd9a4a and #92b860. The triadic partners are #28bcde and #dc8ac4.

Is white or black text more readable on #beaa42?

Black text reads better on #beaa42: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and black gives 9.02:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #beaa42 a warm or cool color?

#beaa42 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 98 degrees, its lightness 73.6% and its chroma 0.125.