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#d3bc38 color: Indian Pale Ale

#d3bc38 is rgb(211, 188, 56) in RGB and oklch(79.229% 0.14653 98.98) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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51°
100%

79.2%
0.147
99°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Amber
  • yellow-500
  • Black 17%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.91:1Hard to read
Lc -40
Black text
11.02:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #d3bc38

#d3bc38 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 79.2% lightness, 0.147 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 11.02:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Indian Pale Ale (#d5bc26). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #d3bc38 mixed with white

  1. d3bc38
  2. d7c355
  3. dbca6c
  4. e0d180
  5. e4d894
  6. e8dea6
  7. ede5b8
  8. f1ecca
  9. f6f2dc
  10. faf9ee

Darker: #d3bc38 mixed with black

  1. d3bc38
  2. b7a32f
  3. 9c8b27
  4. 82731f
  5. 695d17
  6. 51470f
  7. 3a3208
  8. 241f04
  9. 100d01
  10. 020200

Calmer: #d3bc38 with less saturation

  1. d3bc38
  2. d0bc4d
  3. cebc5e
  4. ccbd6d
  5. c9bd7a
  6. c7bd86
  7. c4bc91
  8. c2bc9c
  9. c0bca7
  10. bdbcb1

Questions about #d3bc38

What color is #d3bc38?

#d3bc38 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Indian Pale Ale. In RGB it is rgb(211, 188, 56), in HSL hsl(51.1, 63.79%, 52.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.229% 0.14653 98.98).

What colors go well with #d3bc38?

The complementary color of #d3bc38 is #aab2ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f7a843 and #9ecd62. The triadic partners are #00d0fb and #f894da.

Is white or black text more readable on #d3bc38?

Black text reads better on #d3bc38: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and black gives 11.02:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #d3bc38 a warm or cool color?

#d3bc38 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 99 degrees, its lightness 79.2% and its chroma 0.147.