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#bfa230 color: Grassy Ochre

#bfa230 is rgb(191, 162, 48) in RGB and oklch(71.842% 0.13138 94.148) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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48°
100%

71.8%
0.131
94°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.49:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.43:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #bfa230

#bfa230 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 71.8% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 94°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.49:1 contrast and black text 8.43:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Grassy Ochre (#b8a336). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #bfa230 mixed with white

  1. bfa230
  2. c5ab4c
  3. ccb563
  4. d2be78
  5. d8c78d
  6. dfd1a0
  7. e5dab3
  8. ebe3c6
  9. f2edd9
  10. f8f6ec

Darker: #bfa230 mixed with black

  1. bfa230
  2. a68c28
  3. 8d7721
  4. 75631a
  5. 5e4f13
  6. 483c0c
  7. 332a06
  8. 1f1903
  9. 0d0a01
  10. 020100

Calmer: #bfa230 with less saturation

  1. bfa230
  2. bca343
  3. baa352
  4. b7a35e
  5. b4a46a
  6. b1a475
  7. afa47f
  8. aca489
  9. a9a492
  10. a7a49b

Questions about #bfa230

What color is #bfa230?

#bfa230 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Grassy Ochre. In RGB it is rgb(191, 162, 48), in HSL hsl(47.83, 59.83%, 46.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.842% 0.13138 94.148).

What colors go well with #bfa230?

The complementary color of #bfa230 is #8b9df6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #dd9141 and #93b24f. The triadic partners are #00b8d6 and #d583c6.

Is white or black text more readable on #bfa230?

Black text reads better on #bfa230: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and black gives 8.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bfa230 a warm or cool color?

#bfa230 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 94 degrees, its lightness 71.8% and its chroma 0.131.