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#bfa042 color: Spontaneous Sprig

#bfa042 is rgb(191, 160, 66) in RGB and oklch(71.577% 0.11768 90.774) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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45°
100%

71.6%
0.118
91°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.52:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.32:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #bfa042

#bfa042 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 71.6% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 91°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.52:1 contrast and black text 8.32:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Spontaneous Sprig (#c2a048). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #bfa042 mixed with white

  1. bfa042
  2. c5aa59
  3. ccb36d
  4. d2bd80
  5. d8c693
  6. dfd0a5
  7. e5d9b7
  8. ece2c9
  9. f2ecdb
  10. f8f5ed

Darker: #bfa042 mixed with black

  1. bfa042
  2. a68b38
  3. 8d762f
  4. 756125
  5. 5e4e1c
  6. 483b14
  7. 33290b
  8. 1f1905
  9. 0d0901
  10. 020100

Calmer: #bfa042 with less saturation

  1. bfa042
  2. bca14f
  3. b9a15b
  4. b7a266
  5. b4a270
  6. b1a279
  7. aea382
  8. aba38b
  9. a9a393
  10. a6a39b

Questions about #bfa042

What color is #bfa042?

#bfa042 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Spontaneous Sprig. In RGB it is rgb(191, 160, 66), in HSL hsl(45.12, 49.41%, 50.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.577% 0.11768 90.774).

What colors go well with #bfa042?

The complementary color of #bfa042 is #889fed. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d89152 and #99ae56. The triadic partners are #24b7cd and #cd87c5.

Is white or black text more readable on #bfa042?

Black text reads better on #bfa042: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and black gives 8.32:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bfa042 a warm or cool color?

#bfa042 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 91 degrees, its lightness 71.6% and its chroma 0.118.