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#bead42 color: Oil Yellow

#bead42 is rgb(190, 173, 66) in RGB and oklch(74.206% 0.12723 100.231) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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52°
100%

74.2%
0.127
100°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.27:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.25:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #bead42

#bead42 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 74.2% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 100°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.27:1 contrast and black text 9.25:1, 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: #bead42 mixed with white

  1. bead42
  2. c4b559
  3. cabe6e
  4. d1c681
  5. d7ce94
  6. ded6a6
  7. e4deb8
  8. ebe7ca
  9. f1efdc
  10. f8f7ed

Darker: #bead42 mixed with black

  1. bead42
  2. a59638
  3. 8c7f2f
  4. 756a25
  5. 5e551c
  6. 484114
  7. 332d0b
  8. 1f1b05
  9. 0d0b01
  10. 020100

Calmer: #bead42 with less saturation

  1. bead42
  2. bcad51
  3. baad5e
  4. b8ad6a
  5. b6ad74
  6. b4ad7e
  7. b2ad88
  8. b1ad91
  9. afac9a
  10. adaca3

Questions about #bead42

What color is #bead42?

#bead42 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Oil Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(190, 173, 66), in HSL hsl(51.77, 48.82%, 50.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.206% 0.12723 100.231).

What colors go well with #bead42?

The complementary color of #bead42 is #9ca2fa. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #de9c47 and #90bb62. The triadic partners are #29bde3 and #e18ac4.

Is white or black text more readable on #bead42?

Black text reads better on #bead42: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and black gives 9.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bead42 a warm or cool color?

#bead42 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 100 degrees, its lightness 74.2% and its chroma 0.127.