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#d5bc50 color: Buried Gold

#d5bc50 is rgb(213, 188, 80) in RGB and oklch(79.615% 0.12981 96.257) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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49°
100%

79.6%
0.130
96°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 16%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.89:1Hard to read
Lc -40
Black text
11.14:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #d5bc50

#d5bc50 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 79.6% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 96°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.89:1 contrast and black text 11.14:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Buried Gold (#dbbc4b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #d5bc50 mixed with white

  1. d5bc50
  2. d9c365
  3. ddca79
  4. e1d18b
  5. e5d79c
  6. eadead
  7. eee5be
  8. f2ebce
  9. f6f2df
  10. fbf8ef

Darker: #d5bc50 mixed with black

  1. d5bc50
  2. b9a344
  3. 9e8b39
  4. 83732e
  5. 6a5d24
  6. 51471a
  7. 3a3210
  8. 241f07
  9. 100d02
  10. 020200

Calmer: #d5bc50 with less saturation

  1. d5bc50
  2. d2bc5f
  3. d0bd6c
  4. cdbd78
  5. cbbd83
  6. c8bd8d
  7. c6bd97
  8. c4bda1
  9. c1bdaa
  10. bfbdb3

Questions about #d5bc50

What color is #d5bc50?

#d5bc50 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Buried Gold. In RGB it is rgb(213, 188, 80), in HSL hsl(48.72, 61.29%, 57.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.615% 0.12981 96.257).

What colors go well with #d5bc50?

The complementary color of #d5bc50 is #a7b5ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f5ab5a and #a7cc6c. The triadic partners are #37d1f2 and #f19bdc.

Is white or black text more readable on #d5bc50?

Black text reads better on #d5bc50: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and black gives 11.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #d5bc50 a warm or cool color?

#d5bc50 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 96 degrees, its lightness 79.6% and its chroma 0.13.