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#e5b248 color: Va Va Voom

#e5b248 is rgb(229, 178, 72) in RGB and oklch(79.115% 0.13439 82.619) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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41°
100%

79.1%
0.134
83°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • yellow-500
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.95:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.79:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #e5b248

#e5b248 is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 79.1% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 83°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.95:1 contrast and black text 10.79:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Va Va Voom (#e3b34c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #e5b248 mixed with white

  1. e5b248
  2. e8ba5f
  3. ebc274
  4. edca87
  5. f0d199
  6. f3d9aa
  7. f5e1bc
  8. f8e8cd
  9. faf0dd
  10. fdf8ee

Darker: #e5b248 mixed with black

  1. e5b248
  2. c79a3d
  3. aa8333
  4. 8e6d29
  5. 72571f
  6. 584316
  7. 3f2f0d
  8. 281d06
  9. 120c02
  10. 030100

Calmer: #e5b248 with less saturation

  1. e5b248
  2. e1b358
  3. ddb466
  4. d9b673
  5. d5b77f
  6. d0b88a
  7. ccb894
  8. c8b99e
  9. c3baa8
  10. bfbab1

Questions about #e5b248

What color is #e5b248?

#e5b248 is bright light amber. The closest named color is Va Va Voom. In RGB it is rgb(229, 178, 72), in HSL hsl(40.51, 75.12%, 59.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.115% 0.13439 82.619).

What colors go well with #e5b248?

The complementary color of #e5b248 is #8fbaff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fea165 and #bcc455. The triadic partners are #03d4e0 and #e49ded.

Is white or black text more readable on #e5b248?

Black text reads better on #e5b248: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and black gives 10.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e5b248 a warm or cool color?

#e5b248 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 83 degrees, its lightness 79.1% and its chroma 0.134.