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#bfa906 color: Muddy Yellow

#bfa906 is rgb(191, 169, 6) in RGB and oklch(73.152% 0.15101 99.832) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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53°
100%

73.2%
0.151
100°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.36:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.89:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #bfa906

#bfa906 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 73.2% lightness, 0.151 chroma and a hue of 100°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.36:1 contrast and black text 8.89:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Muddy Yellow (#bfac05). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #bfa906 mixed with white

  1. bfa906
  2. c5b23c
  3. cbbb58
  4. d1c370
  5. d8cc86
  6. ded59b
  7. e5ddaf
  8. ebe6c4
  9. f2eed7
  10. f8f7eb

Darker: #bfa906 mixed with black

  1. bfa906
  2. a69204
  3. 8d7c03
  4. 756702
  5. 5e5301
  6. 483f01
  7. 332c00
  8. 1f1b00
  9. 0d0a00
  10. 020100

Calmer: #bfa906 with less saturation

  1. bfa906
  2. bda931
  3. baaa46
  4. b8aa57
  5. b5aa65
  6. b3aa72
  7. b1aa7e
  8. afa989
  9. aca994
  10. aaa99e

Questions about #bfa906

What color is #bfa906?

#bfa906 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Muddy Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(191, 169, 6), in HSL hsl(52.86, 93.91%, 38.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.152% 0.15101 99.832).

What colors go well with #bfa906?

The complementary color of #bfa906 is #969bff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e4951e and #88ba4c. The triadic partners are #00bde9 and #e57fc6.

Is white or black text more readable on #bfa906?

Black text reads better on #bfa906: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and black gives 8.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bfa906 a warm or cool color?

#bfa906 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 100 degrees, its lightness 73.2% and its chroma 0.151.