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#d9bc56 color: Golden Bass

#d9bc56 is rgb(217, 188, 86) in RGB and oklch(80.054% 0.12543 93.504) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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47°
100%

80.1%
0.125
94°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Amber
  • yellow-500
  • Black 15%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.86:1Hard to read
Lc -39
Black text
11.28:1Readable · AA
Lc 69

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About #d9bc56

#d9bc56 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 80.1% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 94°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.86:1 contrast and black text 11.28:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Golden Bass (#daba55). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #d9bc56 mixed with white

  1. d9bc56
  2. ddc36a
  3. e1ca7d
  4. e4d18e
  5. e8d79f
  6. ecdeaf
  7. f0e5bf
  8. f3ebcf
  9. f7f2df
  10. fbf8ef

Darker: #d9bc56 mixed with black

  1. d9bc56
  2. bca34a
  3. a18b3e
  4. 867332
  5. 6c5d27
  6. 53471c
  7. 3b3212
  8. 251f08
  9. 110d02
  10. 020200

Calmer: #d9bc56 with less saturation

  1. d9bc56
  2. d6bc64
  3. d3bd70
  4. d1bd7b
  5. cebd86
  6. cbbe90
  7. c9be9a
  8. c6bea3
  9. c3beac
  10. c0beb5

Questions about #d9bc56

What color is #d9bc56?

#d9bc56 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Golden Bass. In RGB it is rgb(217, 188, 86), in HSL hsl(46.72, 63.29%, 59.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.054% 0.12543 93.504).

What colors go well with #d9bc56?

The complementary color of #d9bc56 is #a5b8ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f6ab63 and #aecb6d. The triadic partners are #40d2ee and #ef9fe0.

Is white or black text more readable on #d9bc56?

Black text reads better on #d9bc56: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and black gives 11.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #d9bc56 a warm or cool color?

#d9bc56 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 94 degrees, its lightness 80.1% and its chroma 0.125.