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#c6b136 color: Herbal Green

#c6b136 is rgb(198, 177, 54) in RGB and oklch(75.701% 0.13899 99.245) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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51°
100%

75.7%
0.139
99°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.16:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.74:1Readable · AA
Lc 62

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About #c6b136

#c6b136 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 75.7% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 99°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.16:1 contrast and black text 9.74:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Herbal Green (#c9b23d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #c6b136 mixed with white

  1. c6b136
  2. cbb952
  3. d1c169
  4. d7c97d
  5. dcd191
  6. e2d9a4
  7. e8e0b6
  8. ede8c9
  9. f3f0db
  10. f9f7ed

Darker: #c6b136 mixed with black

  1. c6b136
  2. ac992e
  3. 928325
  4. 7a6c1e
  5. 625716
  6. 4b420f
  7. 352f08
  8. 211c03
  9. 0e0c01
  10. 020100

Calmer: #c6b136 with less saturation

  1. c6b136
  2. c4b149
  3. c1b159
  4. bfb267
  5. bdb273
  6. bbb17e
  7. b8b189
  8. b6b193
  9. b4b19d
  10. b2b0a7

Questions about #c6b136

What color is #c6b136?

#c6b136 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Herbal Green. In RGB it is rgb(198, 177, 54), in HSL hsl(51.25, 57.14%, 49.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.701% 0.13899 99.245).

What colors go well with #c6b136?

The complementary color of #c6b136 is #9ea5ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e89e3f and #94c15d. The triadic partners are #00c4ec and #e98ccd.

Is white or black text more readable on #c6b136?

Black text reads better on #c6b136: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and black gives 9.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #c6b136 a warm or cool color?

#c6b136 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 99 degrees, its lightness 75.7% and its chroma 0.139.