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#beb300 color: Olive Yellow

#beb300 is rgb(190, 179, 0) in RGB and oklch(75.191% 0.15967 105.18) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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57°
100%

75.2%
0.160
105°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • yellow-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.18:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.64:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #beb300

#beb300 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 75.2% lightness, 0.16 chroma and a hue of 105°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.18:1 contrast and black text 9.64:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Olive Yellow (#c2b709). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #beb300 mixed with white

  1. beb300
  2. c4bb3c
  3. cac359
  4. d1ca71
  5. d7d287
  6. ddda9c
  7. e4e1b1
  8. ebe9c4
  9. f1f0d8
  10. f8f8ec

Darker: #beb300 mixed with black

  1. beb300
  2. a59b00
  3. 8c8400
  4. 756e00
  5. 5e5800
  6. 484300
  7. 332f00
  8. 1f1d00
  9. 0d0c00
  10. 020100

Calmer: #beb300 with less saturation

  1. beb300
  2. bcb332
  3. bab348
  4. b9b35a
  5. b7b268
  6. b6b276
  7. b4b182
  8. b2b18e
  9. b1b099
  10. b0afa4

Questions about #beb300

What color is #beb300?

#beb300 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Olive Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(190, 179, 0), in HSL hsl(56.53, 100%, 37.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.191% 0.15967 105.18).

What colors go well with #beb300?

The complementary color of #beb300 is #a69eff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e89d00 and #80c456. The triadic partners are #00c2fa and #f481c5.

Is white or black text more readable on #beb300?

Black text reads better on #beb300: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and black gives 9.64:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #beb300 a warm or cool color?

#beb300 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 105 degrees, its lightness 75.2% and its chroma 0.16.