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#d3bc40 color: Indian Pale Ale

#d3bc40 is rgb(211, 188, 64) in RGB and oklch(79.287% 0.1415 98.514) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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51°
100%

79.3%
0.141
99°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Amber
  • yellow-500
  • Black 17%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.90:1Hard to read
Lc -40
Black text
11.04:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #d3bc40

#d3bc40 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 79.3% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 99°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.9:1 contrast and black text 11.04:1, 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: #d3bc40 mixed with white

  1. d3bc40
  2. d7c35a
  3. dcca70
  4. e0d183
  5. e4d796
  6. e9dea8
  7. ede5ba
  8. f1ebcb
  9. f6f2dd
  10. faf9ee

Darker: #d3bc40 mixed with black

  1. d3bc40
  2. b7a336
  3. 9c8b2d
  4. 827324
  5. 695d1b
  6. 514713
  7. 3a320b
  8. 241f05
  9. 100d01
  10. 020200

Calmer: #d3bc40 with less saturation

  1. d3bc40
  2. d1bc53
  3. cebc62
  4. ccbd70
  5. c9bd7c
  6. c7bd88
  7. c4bd93
  8. c2bc9e
  9. c0bca8
  10. bdbcb2

Questions about #d3bc40

What color is #d3bc40?

#d3bc40 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Indian Pale Ale. In RGB it is rgb(211, 188, 64), in HSL hsl(50.61, 62.55%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.287% 0.1415 98.514).

What colors go well with #d3bc40?

The complementary color of #d3bc40 is #a9b2ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f6a94a and #a0cd65. The triadic partners are #0ed0f8 and #f696da.

Is white or black text more readable on #d3bc40?

Black text reads better on #d3bc40: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and black gives 11.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #d3bc40 a warm or cool color?

#d3bc40 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 99 degrees, its lightness 79.3% and its chroma 0.141.