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#beae3e color: Oil Yellow

#beae3e is rgb(190, 174, 62) in RGB and oklch(74.383% 0.13109 101.092) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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53°
100%

74.4%
0.131
101°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.25:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.31:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #beae3e

#beae3e is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 74.4% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 101°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.25:1 contrast and black text 9.31:1, 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: #beae3e mixed with white

  1. beae3e
  2. c4b657
  3. cabe6c
  4. d1c780
  5. d7cf93
  6. ded7a5
  7. e4dfb7
  8. ebe7c9
  9. f1efdb
  10. f8f7ed

Darker: #beae3e mixed with black

  1. beae3e
  2. a59735
  3. 8c802b
  4. 756a23
  5. 5e551a
  6. 484112
  7. 332e0a
  8. 1f1c04
  9. 0d0b01
  10. 020100

Calmer: #beae3e with less saturation

  1. beae3e
  2. bcae4e
  3. baae5c
  4. b8ae68
  5. b6ae73
  6. b5ae7e
  7. b3ae87
  8. b1ad91
  9. afad9a
  10. adaca3

Questions about #beae3e

What color is #beae3e?

#beae3e is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Oil Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(190, 174, 62), in HSL hsl(52.5, 50.79%, 49.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.383% 0.13109 101.092).

What colors go well with #beae3e?

The complementary color of #beae3e is #9ea1fd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #df9d43 and #8ebd61. The triadic partners are #21bee6 and #e389c4.

Is white or black text more readable on #beae3e?

Black text reads better on #beae3e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and black gives 9.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #beae3e a warm or cool color?

#beae3e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 101 degrees, its lightness 74.4% and its chroma 0.131.