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#bfb136 color: Lively Lime

#bfb136 is rgb(191, 177, 54) in RGB and oklch(75.053% 0.1391 102.684) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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54°
100%

75.1%
0.139
103°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.20:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.56:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #bfb136

#bfb136 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 75.1% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 103°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.2:1 contrast and black text 9.56:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lively Lime (#beb334). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #bfb136 mixed with white

  1. bfb136
  2. c5b952
  3. cbc168
  4. d1c97d
  5. d8d191
  6. ded8a3
  7. e5e0b6
  8. ebe8c8
  9. f2f0db
  10. f8f7ed

Darker: #bfb136 mixed with black

  1. bfb136
  2. a6992e
  3. 8d8325
  4. 756c1e
  5. 5e5716
  6. 48420f
  7. 332f08
  8. 1f1c03
  9. 0d0c01
  10. 020100

Calmer: #bfb136 with less saturation

  1. bfb136
  2. bdb149
  3. bbb158
  4. bab166
  5. b8b172
  6. b6b07d
  7. b4b087
  8. b3b092
  9. b1af9b
  10. afafa5

Questions about #bfb136

What color is #bfb136?

#bfb136 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Lively Lime. In RGB it is rgb(191, 177, 54), in HSL hsl(53.87, 55.92%, 48.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.053% 0.1391 102.684).

What colors go well with #bfb136?

The complementary color of #bfb136 is #a2a1ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e39e39 and #8bc160. The triadic partners are #03c0ed and #ea89c6.

Is white or black text more readable on #bfb136?

Black text reads better on #bfb136: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and black gives 9.56:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bfb136 a warm or cool color?

#bfb136 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 103 degrees, its lightness 75.1% and its chroma 0.139.