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#bfa356 color: Sauterne

#bfa356 is rgb(191, 163, 86) in RGB and oklch(72.428% 0.10215 89.761) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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44°
100%

72.4%
0.102
90°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.45:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.59:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #bfa356

#bfa356 is a soft light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 72.4% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 90°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.45:1 contrast and black text 8.59:1, 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: #bfa356 mixed with white

  1. bfa356
  2. c5ac68
  3. ccb57a
  4. d2be8b
  5. d8c89c
  6. dfd1ac
  7. e5dabd
  8. ece3cd
  9. f2ecde
  10. f8f6ee

Darker: #bfa356 mixed with black

  1. bfa356
  2. a68d4a
  3. 8d783e
  4. 756332
  5. 5e4f27
  6. 483c1c
  7. 332a12
  8. 1f1908
  9. 0d0a02
  10. 020100

Calmer: #bfa356 with less saturation

  1. bfa356
  2. bca460
  3. baa469
  4. b7a472
  5. b5a57a
  6. b2a582
  7. b0a589
  8. ada591
  9. aba698
  10. a8a69f

Questions about #bfa356

What color is #bfa356?

#bfa356 is soft light yellow. The closest named color is Sauterne. In RGB it is rgb(191, 163, 86), in HSL hsl(44, 45.06%, 54.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.428% 0.10215 89.761).

What colors go well with #bfa356?

The complementary color of #bfa356 is #8da3e7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d59662 and #9eaf64. The triadic partners are #48b7c9 and #ca8ec5.

Is white or black text more readable on #bfa356?

Black text reads better on #bfa356: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and black gives 8.59:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bfa356 a warm or cool color?

#bfa356 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 90 degrees, its lightness 72.4% and its chroma 0.102.