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#d8b137 color: Ogen Melon

#d8b137 is rgb(216, 177, 55) in RGB and oklch(77.457% 0.14062 90.348) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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45°
100%

77.5%
0.141
90°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • yellow-500
  • Black 15%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.05:1Hard to read
Lc -44
Black text
10.26:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #d8b137

#d8b137 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 77.5% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 90°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.05:1 contrast and black text 10.26:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Ogen Melon (#d7b235). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #d8b137 mixed with white

  1. d8b137
  2. dcb953
  3. e0c16a
  4. e4c97f
  5. e8d192
  6. ecd9a5
  7. efe0b7
  8. f3e8c9
  9. f7f0db
  10. fbf7ed

Darker: #d8b137 mixed with black

  1. d8b137
  2. bc992e
  3. a08326
  4. 856c1e
  5. 6b5716
  6. 53420f
  7. 3b2f08
  8. 251c03
  9. 110c01
  10. 020100

Calmer: #d8b137 with less saturation

  1. d8b137
  2. d5b24b
  3. d1b35b
  4. ceb369
  5. cab476
  6. c7b482
  7. c3b58d
  8. c0b598
  9. bcb5a2
  10. b9b5ac

Questions about #d8b137

What color is #d8b137?

#d8b137 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Ogen Melon. In RGB it is rgb(216, 177, 55), in HSL hsl(45.47, 67.36%, 53.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.457% 0.14062 90.348).

What colors go well with #d8b137?

The complementary color of #d8b137 is #95b0ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f69e4f and #aac353. The triadic partners are #00cde7 and #e893e0.

Is white or black text more readable on #d8b137?

Black text reads better on #d8b137: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and black gives 10.26:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #d8b137 a warm or cool color?

#d8b137 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 90 degrees, its lightness 77.5% and its chroma 0.141.