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#beae3a color: Sharp Lime

#beae3a is rgb(190, 174, 58) in RGB and oklch(74.35% 0.13392 101.32) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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53°
100%

74.4%
0.134
101°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.26:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.30:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #beae3a

#beae3a is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 74.4% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 101°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.26:1 contrast and black text 9.3:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Sharp Lime (#c0ad28). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #beae3a mixed with white

  1. beae3a
  2. c4b654
  3. cabe6a
  4. d1c77e
  5. d7cf91
  6. ded7a4
  7. e4dfb6
  8. ebe7c9
  9. f1efdb
  10. f8f7ed

Darker: #beae3a mixed with black

  1. beae3a
  2. a59731
  3. 8c8028
  4. 756a20
  5. 5e5518
  6. 484110
  7. 332e09
  8. 1f1c04
  9. 0d0b01
  10. 020100

Calmer: #beae3a with less saturation

  1. beae3a
  2. bcae4b
  3. baae5a
  4. b8ae66
  5. b6ae72
  6. b4ae7c
  7. b3ae87
  8. b1ad90
  9. afad9a
  10. adaca3

Questions about #beae3a

What color is #beae3a?

#beae3a is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sharp Lime. In RGB it is rgb(190, 174, 58), in HSL hsl(52.73, 53.23%, 48.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.35% 0.13392 101.32).

What colors go well with #beae3a?

The complementary color of #beae3a is #9ea1fe. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e09c3f and #8dbd60. The triadic partners are #15bee7 and #e488c5.

Is white or black text more readable on #beae3a?

Black text reads better on #beae3a: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and black gives 9.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #beae3a a warm or cool color?

#beae3a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 101 degrees, its lightness 74.4% and its chroma 0.134.