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#deb300 color: Gold Tooth

#deb300 is rgb(222, 179, 0) in RGB and oklch(78.269% 0.16003 91.305) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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48°
100%

78.3%
0.160
91°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • yellow-500
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.99:1Hard to read
Lc -43
Black text
10.55:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #deb300

#deb300 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 78.3% lightness, 0.16 chroma and a hue of 91°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.99:1 contrast and black text 10.55:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Gold Tooth (#dbb40c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #deb300 mixed with white

  1. deb300
  2. e1bb3e
  3. e5c35b
  4. e8cb74
  5. ebd28a
  6. efda9e
  7. f2e2b2
  8. f5e9c6
  9. f8f0d9
  10. fcf8ec

Darker: #deb300 mixed with black

  1. deb300
  2. c19b00
  3. a58400
  4. 896e00
  5. 6f5800
  6. 554300
  7. 3d2f00
  8. 261d00
  9. 120c00
  10. 020100

Calmer: #deb300 with less saturation

  1. deb300
  2. dab435
  3. d6b54c
  4. d3b65f
  5. cfb66e
  6. cbb77c
  7. c7b789
  8. c3b896
  9. c0b8a2
  10. bcb8ad

Questions about #deb300

What color is #deb300?

#deb300 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Gold Tooth. In RGB it is rgb(222, 179, 0), in HSL hsl(48.38, 100%, 43.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.269% 0.16003 91.305).

What colors go well with #deb300?

The complementary color of #deb300 is #9ab3ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ff9d39 and #a9c742. The triadic partners are #00d1f1 and #f28fe6.

Is white or black text more readable on #deb300?

Black text reads better on #deb300: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and black gives 10.55:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #deb300 a warm or cool color?

#deb300 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 91 degrees, its lightness 78.3% and its chroma 0.16.