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#d4bc3a color: Indian Pale Ale

#d4bc3a is rgb(212, 188, 58) in RGB and oklch(79.336% 0.14537 98.405) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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51°
100%

79.3%
0.145
98°
  • 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
11.05:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #d4bc3a

#d4bc3a is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 79.3% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 98°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.9:1 contrast and black text 11.05:1, 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: #d4bc3a mixed with white

  1. d4bc3a
  2. d8c356
  3. dcca6d
  4. e1d181
  5. e5d894
  6. e9dea7
  7. ede5b9
  8. f2eccb
  9. f6f2dc
  10. fbf9ee

Darker: #d4bc3a mixed with black

  1. d4bc3a
  2. b8a331
  3. 9d8b28
  4. 837320
  5. 695d18
  6. 514710
  7. 3a3209
  8. 241f04
  9. 100d01
  10. 020200

Calmer: #d4bc3a with less saturation

  1. d4bc3a
  2. d1bc4f
  3. cfbd5f
  4. ccbd6d
  5. cabd7a
  6. c7bd87
  7. c5bd92
  8. c2bc9d
  9. c0bca7
  10. bebcb1

Questions about #d4bc3a

What color is #d4bc3a?

#d4bc3a is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Indian Pale Ale. In RGB it is rgb(212, 188, 58), in HSL hsl(50.65, 64.17%, 52.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.336% 0.14537 98.405).

What colors go well with #d4bc3a?

The complementary color of #d4bc3a is #a9b3ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f8a845 and #a0cd62. The triadic partners are #00d1fa and #f795db.

Is white or black text more readable on #d4bc3a?

Black text reads better on #d4bc3a: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and black gives 11.05:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #d4bc3a a warm or cool color?

#d4bc3a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 98 degrees, its lightness 79.3% and its chroma 0.145.