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#d1be4e color: Sulphur Yellow

#d1be4e is rgb(209, 190, 78) in RGB and oklch(79.64% 0.13273 99.683) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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51°
100%

79.6%
0.133
100°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.88:1Hard to read
Lc -40
Black text
11.19:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #d1be4e

#d1be4e is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 79.6% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 100°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.88:1 contrast and black text 11.19:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Sulphur Yellow (#ccc050). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #d1be4e mixed with white

  1. d1be4e
  2. d5c564
  3. dacb78
  4. ded28a
  5. e3d99b
  6. e7dfad
  7. ece6bd
  8. f1ecce
  9. f5f2de
  10. faf9ef

Darker: #d1be4e mixed with black

  1. d1be4e
  2. b5a543
  3. 9b8c38
  4. 81752d
  5. 685e23
  6. 504819
  7. 39330f
  8. 231f07
  9. 100d02
  10. 020200

Calmer: #d1be4e with less saturation

  1. d1be4e
  2. cfbe5d
  3. cdbe6b
  4. cbbe77
  5. c8be82
  6. c6be8d
  7. c4be97
  8. c2bea1
  9. c0bdaa
  10. bebdb3

Questions about #d1be4e

What color is #d1be4e?

#d1be4e is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sulphur Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(209, 190, 78), in HSL hsl(51.3, 58.74%, 56.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.64% 0.13273 99.683).

What colors go well with #d1be4e?

The complementary color of #d1be4e is #acb3ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f3ac54 and #a1cd6f. The triadic partners are #37d0f7 and #f59ad8.

Is white or black text more readable on #d1be4e?

Black text reads better on #d1be4e: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and black gives 11.19:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #d1be4e a warm or cool color?

#d1be4e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 100 degrees, its lightness 79.6% and its chroma 0.133.