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#d8be69 color: Mustard Oil

#d8be69 is rgb(216, 190, 105) in RGB and oklch(80.599% 0.10931 92.794) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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46°
100%

80.6%
0.109
93°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Tan
  • orange-300
  • Black 15%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.83:1Hard to read
Lc -38
Black text
11.49:1Readable · AA
Lc 70

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About #d8be69

#d8be69 is a soft light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 80.6% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 93°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.83:1 contrast and black text 11.49:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Mustard Oil (#d5bd66). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-300.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #d8be69 mixed with white

  1. d8be69
  2. dcc57a
  3. e0cb89
  4. e4d299
  5. e7d8a8
  6. ebdfb6
  7. efe5c5
  8. f3ecd4
  9. f7f2e2
  10. fbf9f1

Darker: #d8be69 mixed with black

  1. d8be69
  2. bca55a
  3. a08c4c
  4. 85753e
  5. 6b5e31
  6. 534824
  7. 3b3318
  8. 251f0c
  9. 110d04
  10. 020200

Calmer: #d8be69 with less saturation

  1. d8be69
  2. d6be73
  3. d3bf7d
  4. d1bf87
  5. cebf8f
  6. ccbf98
  7. c9bfa0
  8. c7c0a8
  9. c4c0b0
  10. c2c0b8

Questions about #d8be69

What color is #d8be69?

#d8be69 is soft light yellow. The closest named color is Mustard Oil. In RGB it is rgb(216, 190, 105), in HSL hsl(45.95, 58.73%, 62.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.599% 0.10931 92.794).

What colors go well with #d8be69?

The complementary color of #d8be69 is #a8bbff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f2b073 and #b3cb7b. The triadic partners are #5dd2e9 and #eaa5de.

Is white or black text more readable on #d8be69?

Black text reads better on #d8be69: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and black gives 11.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #d8be69 a warm or cool color?

#d8be69 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 93 degrees, its lightness 80.6% and its chroma 0.109.