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#d4be45 color: Sulphur Yellow

#d4be45 is rgb(212, 190, 69) in RGB and oklch(79.834% 0.13965 98.827) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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51°
100%

79.8%
0.140
99°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Amber
  • yellow-500
  • Black 17%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.87:1Hard to read
Lc -39
Black text
11.25:1Readable · AA
Lc 69

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About #d4be45

#d4be45 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 79.8% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 99°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.87:1 contrast and black text 11.25:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Sulphur Yellow (#ccc050). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #d4be45 mixed with white

  1. d4be45
  2. d8c55d
  3. dccb73
  4. e1d286
  5. e5d998
  6. e9dfaa
  7. ede6bb
  8. f2eccc
  9. f6f2dd
  10. fbf9ee

Darker: #d4be45 mixed with black

  1. d4be45
  2. b8a53b
  3. 9d8c31
  4. 837527
  5. 695e1e
  6. 514815
  7. 3a330c
  8. 241f05
  9. 100d02
  10. 020200

Calmer: #d4be45 with less saturation

  1. d4be45
  2. d2be57
  3. cfbe66
  4. cdbf73
  5. cbbf7f
  6. c8be8a
  7. c6be95
  8. c4bea0
  9. c1beaa
  10. bfbdb3

Questions about #d4be45

What color is #d4be45?

#d4be45 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sulphur Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(212, 190, 69), in HSL hsl(50.77, 62.45%, 55.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.834% 0.13965 98.827).

What colors go well with #d4be45?

The complementary color of #d4be45 is #acb4ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f7ab4e and #a1ce69. The triadic partners are #20d2fa and #f798db.

Is white or black text more readable on #d4be45?

Black text reads better on #d4be45: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and black gives 11.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #d4be45 a warm or cool color?

#d4be45 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 99 degrees, its lightness 79.8% and its chroma 0.14.