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#beac3c color: Oil Yellow

#beac3c is rgb(190, 172, 60) in RGB and oklch(73.941% 0.13084 100.026) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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52°
100%

73.9%
0.131
100°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.29:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.16:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #beac3c

#beac3c is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 73.9% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 100°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.29:1 contrast and black text 9.16:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Oil Yellow (#c2ab3f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #beac3c mixed with white

  1. beac3c
  2. c4b455
  3. cabd6b
  4. d1c57f
  5. d7ce92
  6. ded6a4
  7. e4deb7
  8. ebe6c9
  9. f1efdb
  10. f8f7ed

Darker: #beac3c mixed with black

  1. beac3c
  2. a59533
  3. 8c7f2a
  4. 756921
  5. 5e5419
  6. 484011
  7. 332d0a
  8. 1f1b04
  9. 0d0b01
  10. 020100

Calmer: #beac3c with less saturation

  1. beac3c
  2. bcac4c
  3. baac5a
  4. b8ac66
  5. b6ac72
  6. b4ac7c
  7. b2ac86
  8. b0ac90
  9. aeab99
  10. acaba2

Questions about #beac3c

What color is #beac3c?

#beac3c is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Oil Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(190, 172, 60), in HSL hsl(51.69, 52%, 49.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.941% 0.13084 100.026).

What colors go well with #beac3c?

The complementary color of #beac3c is #9ba0fb. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #df9b42 and #8fbb5f. The triadic partners are #1abde3 and #e188c4.

Is white or black text more readable on #beac3c?

Black text reads better on #beac3c: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and black gives 9.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #beac3c a warm or cool color?

#beac3c is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 100 degrees, its lightness 73.9% and its chroma 0.131.