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#bfa258 color: Sauterne

#bfa258 is rgb(191, 162, 88) in RGB and oklch(72.249% 0.09957 88.435) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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43°
100%

72.2%
0.100
88°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.46:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.52:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #bfa258

#bfa258 is a soft light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 72.2% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 88°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.46:1 contrast and black text 8.52:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Sauterne (#c5a253). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #bfa258 mixed with white

  1. bfa258
  2. c5ab6a
  3. ccb47b
  4. d2be8c
  5. d8c79c
  6. dfd0ad
  7. e5dabd
  8. ece3ce
  9. f2ecde
  10. f9f6ee

Darker: #bfa258 mixed with black

  1. bfa258
  2. a68c4b
  3. 8d773f
  4. 756333
  5. 5e4f28
  6. 483c1d
  7. 332a12
  8. 1f1909
  9. 0d0a03
  10. 020100

Calmer: #bfa258 with less saturation

  1. bfa258
  2. bca361
  3. baa36a
  4. b7a373
  5. b5a47a
  6. b2a482
  7. b0a589
  8. ada591
  9. aaa598
  10. a8a59e

Questions about #bfa258

What color is #bfa258?

#bfa258 is soft light yellow. The closest named color is Sauterne. In RGB it is rgb(191, 162, 88), in HSL hsl(43.11, 44.59%, 54.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.249% 0.09957 88.435).

What colors go well with #bfa258?

The complementary color of #bfa258 is #8ba3e4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d49665 and #9fae64. The triadic partners are #4bb7c6 and #c88fc5.

Is white or black text more readable on #bfa258?

Black text reads better on #bfa258: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and black gives 8.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bfa258 a warm or cool color?

#bfa258 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 88 degrees, its lightness 72.2% and its chroma 0.1.