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#dfb142 color: Themeda Japonica

#dfb142 is rgb(223, 177, 66) in RGB and oklch(78.249% 0.13578 85.724) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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42°
100%

78.2%
0.136
86°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • yellow-500
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.00:1Hard to read
Lc -43
Black text
10.51:1Readable · AA
Lc 65

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About #dfb142

#dfb142 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 78.2% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 86°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2:1 contrast and black text 10.51:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Themeda Japonica (#e2b13c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #dfb142 mixed with white

  1. dfb142
  2. e2b95b
  3. e6c170
  4. e9c983
  5. ecd196
  6. efd9a8
  7. f3e0ba
  8. f6e8cb
  9. f9f0dd
  10. fcf7ee

Darker: #dfb142 mixed with black

  1. dfb142
  2. c29938
  3. a5832f
  4. 8a6c25
  5. 6f571c
  6. 564214
  7. 3d2f0b
  8. 271c05
  9. 120c01
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dfb142 with less saturation

  1. dfb142
  2. dbb253
  3. d7b362
  4. d4b46f
  5. d0b57b
  6. ccb686
  7. c8b691
  8. c4b79b
  9. c0b7a5
  10. bcb8af

Questions about #dfb142

What color is #dfb142?

#dfb142 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Themeda Japonica. In RGB it is rgb(223, 177, 66), in HSL hsl(42.42, 71.04%, 56.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.249% 0.13578 85.724).

What colors go well with #dfb142?

The complementary color of #dfb142 is #90b6ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #faa05d and #b4c354. The triadic partners are #00d0e2 and #e599e7.

Is white or black text more readable on #dfb142?

Black text reads better on #dfb142: white gives a contrast ratio of 2:1 and black gives 10.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dfb142 a warm or cool color?

#dfb142 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 86 degrees, its lightness 78.2% and its chroma 0.136.