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#beac0f color: Muddy Yellow

#beac0f is rgb(190, 172, 15) in RGB and oklch(73.713% 0.15161 101.698) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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54°
100%

73.7%
0.152
102°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • yellow-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.31:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.10:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #beac0f

#beac0f is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 73.7% lightness, 0.152 chroma and a hue of 102°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.31:1 contrast and black text 9.1:1, 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: #beac0f mixed with white

  1. beac0f
  2. c4b53e
  3. cabd5a
  4. d1c572
  5. d7ce87
  6. ded69c
  7. e4deb0
  8. ebe7c4
  9. f1efd8
  10. f8f7eb

Darker: #beac0f mixed with black

  1. beac0f
  2. a5950b
  3. 8c7f08
  4. 756905
  5. 5e5403
  6. 484002
  7. 332d01
  8. 1f1b00
  9. 0d0b00
  10. 020100

Calmer: #beac0f with less saturation

  1. beac0f
  2. bcac34
  3. baac48
  4. b8ac59
  5. b5ac67
  6. b3ac74
  7. b1ac7f
  8. afab8b
  9. adab95
  10. acaaa0

Questions about #beac0f

What color is #beac0f?

#beac0f is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Muddy Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(190, 172, 15), in HSL hsl(53.83, 85.37%, 40.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.713% 0.15161 101.698).

What colors go well with #beac0f?

The complementary color of #beac0f is #9b9cff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e4971c and #86bd51. The triadic partners are #00beed and #e981c5.

Is white or black text more readable on #beac0f?

Black text reads better on #beac0f: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and black gives 9.1:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #beac0f a warm or cool color?

#beac0f is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 102 degrees, its lightness 73.7% and its chroma 0.152.