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#d4aa33 color: Brassy

#d4aa33 is rgb(212, 170, 51) in RGB and oklch(75.619% 0.13841 88.298) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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44°
100%

75.6%
0.138
88°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • yellow-500
  • Black 17%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.19:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.60:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #d4aa33

#d4aa33 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 75.6% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 88°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.19:1 contrast and black text 9.6:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Brassy (#d5ab2c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #d4aa33 mixed with white

  1. d4aa33
  2. d8b350
  3. ddbb67
  4. e1c47c
  5. e5cd90
  6. ead5a3
  7. eedeb6
  8. f2e6c8
  9. f7eeda
  10. fbf7ed

Darker: #d4aa33 mixed with black

  1. d4aa33
  2. b8932b
  3. 9d7d23
  4. 83681c
  5. 695314
  6. 513f0d
  7. 3a2d07
  8. 241b03
  9. 100b01
  10. 020100

Calmer: #d4aa33 with less saturation

  1. d4aa33
  2. d0ab47
  3. cdac57
  4. c9ad65
  5. c6ad72
  6. c2ae7d
  7. beaf88
  8. bbaf92
  9. b7af9c
  10. b3b0a6

Questions about #d4aa33

What color is #d4aa33?

#d4aa33 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Brassy. In RGB it is rgb(212, 170, 51), in HSL hsl(44.35, 65.18%, 51.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.619% 0.13841 88.298).

What colors go well with #d4aa33?

The complementary color of #d4aa33 is #8babff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f0984e and #a8bc4c. The triadic partners are #00c7de and #df8fdc.

Is white or black text more readable on #d4aa33?

Black text reads better on #d4aa33: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and black gives 9.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #d4aa33 a warm or cool color?

#d4aa33 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 88 degrees, its lightness 75.6% and its chroma 0.138.