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#d2bd42 color: Sulphur Yellow

#d2bd42 is rgb(210, 189, 66) in RGB and oklch(79.418% 0.14089 99.423) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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51°
100%

79.4%
0.141
99°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Amber
  • yellow-500
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.89:1Hard to read
Lc -40
Black text
11.10:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #d2bd42

#d2bd42 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 79.4% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 99°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.89:1 contrast and black text 11.1:1, 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: #d2bd42 mixed with white

  1. d2bd42
  2. d6c45b
  3. dbcb71
  4. dfd184
  5. e3d897
  6. e8dfa9
  7. ece5bb
  8. f1eccc
  9. f6f2dd
  10. faf9ee

Darker: #d2bd42 mixed with black

  1. d2bd42
  2. b6a438
  3. 9b8c2f
  4. 817425
  5. 685d1c
  6. 504714
  7. 39330b
  8. 241f05
  9. 100d01
  10. 020200

Calmer: #d2bd42 with less saturation

  1. d2bd42
  2. d0bd54
  3. cdbd63
  4. cbbd71
  5. c9bd7d
  6. c6bd89
  7. c4bd94
  8. c2bd9e
  9. c0bda8
  10. bebcb2

Questions about #d2bd42

What color is #d2bd42?

#d2bd42 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sulphur Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(210, 189, 66), in HSL hsl(51.25, 61.54%, 54.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.418% 0.14089 99.423).

What colors go well with #d2bd42?

The complementary color of #d2bd42 is #abb2ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f6aa4a and #9fcd67. The triadic partners are #19d0f9 and #f797d9.

Is white or black text more readable on #d2bd42?

Black text reads better on #d2bd42: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and black gives 11.1:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #d2bd42 a warm or cool color?

#d2bd42 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 99 degrees, its lightness 79.4% and its chroma 0.141.