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#d4bc35 color: Indian Pale Ale

#d4bc35 is rgb(212, 188, 53) in RGB and oklch(79.303% 0.14828 98.676) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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51°
100%

79.3%
0.148
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 #d4bc35

#d4bc35 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 79.3% lightness, 0.148 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: #d4bc35 mixed with white

  1. d4bc35
  2. d8c353
  3. dcca6a
  4. e0d17f
  5. e5d893
  6. e9dea6
  7. ede5b8
  8. f2ecca
  9. f6f2dc
  10. fbf9ed

Darker: #d4bc35 mixed with black

  1. d4bc35
  2. b8a32d
  3. 9d8b25
  4. 83731d
  5. 695d15
  6. 51470e
  7. 3a3208
  8. 241f03
  9. 100d01
  10. 020200

Calmer: #d4bc35 with less saturation

  1. d4bc35
  2. d1bc4b
  3. cfbd5d
  4. ccbd6c
  5. cabd79
  6. c7bd85
  7. c5bd91
  8. c2bc9c
  9. c0bca7
  10. bebcb1

Questions about #d4bc35

What color is #d4bc35?

#d4bc35 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Indian Pale Ale. In RGB it is rgb(212, 188, 53), in HSL hsl(50.94, 64.9%, 51.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.303% 0.14828 98.676).

What colors go well with #d4bc35?

The complementary color of #d4bc35 is #a9b2ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f9a841 and #9ece60. The triadic partners are #00d1fb and #f994db.

Is white or black text more readable on #d4bc35?

Black text reads better on #d4bc35: 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 #d4bc35 a warm or cool color?

#d4bc35 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 99 degrees, its lightness 79.3% and its chroma 0.148.