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#d3bd3e color: Indian Pale Ale

#d3bd3e is rgb(211, 189, 62) in RGB and oklch(79.479% 0.14359 99.186) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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51°
100%

79.5%
0.144
99°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Amber
  • yellow-500
  • Black 17%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.89:1Hard to read
Lc -40
Black text
11.12:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #d3bd3e

#d3bd3e is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 79.5% lightness, 0.144 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 11.12:1, 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: #d3bd3e mixed with white

  1. d3bd3e
  2. d7c459
  3. dbcb6f
  4. e0d183
  5. e4d896
  6. e8dfa8
  7. ede5ba
  8. f1eccb
  9. f6f2dd
  10. faf9ee

Darker: #d3bd3e mixed with black

  1. d3bd3e
  2. b7a435
  3. 9c8c2b
  4. 827423
  5. 695d1a
  6. 514712
  7. 3a330a
  8. 241f04
  9. 100d01
  10. 020200

Calmer: #d3bd3e with less saturation

  1. d3bd3e
  2. d1bd51
  3. cebd61
  4. ccbe6f
  5. c9be7c
  6. c7bd88
  7. c5bd93
  8. c2bd9e
  9. c0bda8
  10. bebcb2

Questions about #d3bd3e

What color is #d3bd3e?

#d3bd3e is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Indian Pale Ale. In RGB it is rgb(211, 189, 62), in HSL hsl(51.14, 62.87%, 53.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.479% 0.14359 99.186).

What colors go well with #d3bd3e?

The complementary color of #d3bd3e is #abb3ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f7aa47 and #9fce65. The triadic partners are #03d1fa and #f896da.

Is white or black text more readable on #d3bd3e?

Black text reads better on #d3bd3e: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and black gives 11.12:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #d3bd3e a warm or cool color?

#d3bd3e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 99 degrees, its lightness 79.5% and its chroma 0.144.