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#d2bc40 color: Sulphur Yellow

#d2bc40 is rgb(210, 188, 64) in RGB and oklch(79.194% 0.14146 98.992) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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51°
100%

79.2%
0.141
99°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Amber
  • yellow-500
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.91:1Hard to read
Lc -41
Black text
11.01:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #d2bc40

#d2bc40 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 79.2% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 99°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.91:1 contrast and black text 11.01:1, 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: #d2bc40 mixed with white

  1. d2bc40
  2. d6c35a
  3. dbca70
  4. dfd183
  5. e4d796
  6. e8dea8
  7. ece5ba
  8. f1ebcb
  9. f6f2dd
  10. faf9ee

Darker: #d2bc40 mixed with black

  1. d2bc40
  2. b6a336
  3. 9b8b2d
  4. 817324
  5. 685d1b
  6. 504713
  7. 39320b
  8. 241f05
  9. 100d01
  10. 020200

Calmer: #d2bc40 with less saturation

  1. d2bc40
  2. d0bc53
  3. cdbc62
  4. cbbd70
  5. c8bd7c
  6. c6bc88
  7. c4bc93
  8. c2bc9d
  9. bfbca7
  10. bdbbb1

Questions about #d2bc40

What color is #d2bc40?

#d2bc40 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sulphur Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(210, 188, 64), in HSL hsl(50.96, 61.86%, 53.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.194% 0.14146 98.992).

What colors go well with #d2bc40?

The complementary color of #d2bc40 is #a9b2ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f5a949 and #9fcd66. The triadic partners are #11d0f8 and #f696d9.

Is white or black text more readable on #d2bc40?

Black text reads better on #d2bc40: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and black gives 11.01:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #d2bc40 a warm or cool color?

#d2bc40 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 99 degrees, its lightness 79.2% and its chroma 0.141.