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#bfa510 color: Sulphine Yellow

#bfa510 is rgb(191, 165, 16) in RGB and oklch(72.326% 0.14643 97.514) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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51°
100%

72.3%
0.146
98°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.44:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.60:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #bfa510

#bfa510 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 72.3% lightness, 0.146 chroma and a hue of 98°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.44:1 contrast and black text 8.6:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Sulphine Yellow (#baa600). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #bfa510 mixed with white

  1. bfa510
  2. c5ae3e
  3. cbb759
  4. d2c071
  5. d8c986
  6. ded39b
  7. e5dbb0
  8. ebe4c4
  9. f2edd7
  10. f8f6eb

Darker: #bfa510 mixed with black

  1. bfa510
  2. a68f0c
  3. 8d7909
  4. 756506
  5. 5e5104
  6. 483d02
  7. 332b01
  8. 1f1a00
  9. 0d0a00
  10. 020100

Calmer: #bfa510 with less saturation

  1. bfa510
  2. bca533
  3. baa647
  4. b7a657
  5. b4a664
  6. b2a671
  7. afa67c
  8. ada687
  9. aaa692
  10. a8a69c

Questions about #bfa510

What color is #bfa510?

#bfa510 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sulphine Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(191, 165, 16), in HSL hsl(51.09, 84.54%, 40.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.326% 0.14643 97.514).

What colors go well with #bfa510?

The complementary color of #bfa510 is #909bff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e19129 and #8cb648. The triadic partners are #00bae1 and #df7fc6.

Is white or black text more readable on #bfa510?

Black text reads better on #bfa510: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and black gives 8.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bfa510 a warm or cool color?

#bfa510 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 98 degrees, its lightness 72.3% and its chroma 0.146.