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#d4bc3e color: Indian Pale Ale

#d4bc3e is rgb(212, 188, 62) in RGB and oklch(79.365% 0.14286 98.165) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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79.4%
0.143
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
11.06:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #d4bc3e

#d4bc3e is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 79.4% lightness, 0.143 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 11.06:1, 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: #d4bc3e mixed with white

  1. d4bc3e
  2. d8c358
  3. dcca6f
  4. e1d183
  5. e5d796
  6. e9dea8
  7. ede5ba
  8. f2ebcb
  9. f6f2dd
  10. fbf9ee

Darker: #d4bc3e mixed with black

  1. d4bc3e
  2. b8a335
  3. 9d8b2b
  4. 837323
  5. 695d1a
  6. 514712
  7. 3a320a
  8. 241f04
  9. 100d01
  10. 020200

Calmer: #d4bc3e with less saturation

  1. d4bc3e
  2. d1bc51
  3. cfbd61
  4. ccbd6f
  5. cabd7c
  6. c7bd88
  7. c5bd93
  8. c3bd9d
  9. c0bca8
  10. bebcb2

Questions about #d4bc3e

What color is #d4bc3e?

#d4bc3e is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Indian Pale Ale. In RGB it is rgb(212, 188, 62), in HSL hsl(50.4, 63.56%, 53.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.365% 0.14286 98.165).

What colors go well with #d4bc3e?

The complementary color of #d4bc3e is #a9b3ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f7a949 and #a1cd64. The triadic partners are #00d1f8 and #f696db.

Is white or black text more readable on #d4bc3e?

Black text reads better on #d4bc3e: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and black gives 11.06:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #d4bc3e a warm or cool color?

#d4bc3e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 98 degrees, its lightness 79.4% and its chroma 0.143.