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#f0bc59 color: Bee

#f0bc59 is rgb(240, 188, 89) in RGB and oklch(82.347% 0.13026 81.267) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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39°
100%

82.3%
0.130
81°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Amber
  • orange-300
  • Black 6%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.74:1Hard to read
Lc -35
Black text
12.04:1Readable · AA
Lc 72

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About #f0bc59

#f0bc59 is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 82.3% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 81°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.74:1 contrast and black text 12.04:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Bee (#f1ba55). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-300.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #f0bc59 mixed with white

  1. f0bc59
  2. f2c36d
  3. f3ca7f
  4. f5d190
  5. f7d8a1
  6. f8deb1
  7. fae5c1
  8. fbebd1
  9. fcf2e0
  10. fef9f0

Darker: #f0bc59 mixed with black

  1. f0bc59
  2. d1a34c
  3. b28b40
  4. 957334
  5. 785d28
  6. 5d471d
  7. 433213
  8. 2a1f09
  9. 140d03
  10. 030200

Calmer: #f0bc59 with less saturation

  1. f0bc59
  2. ecbd67
  3. e8be74
  4. e3c080
  5. dfc18b
  6. dbc295
  7. d7c2a0
  8. d2c3a9
  9. cec4b3
  10. c9c4bc

Questions about #f0bc59

What color is #f0bc59?

#f0bc59 is bright light amber. The closest named color is Bee. In RGB it is rgb(240, 188, 89), in HSL hsl(39.34, 83.43%, 64.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(82.347% 0.13026 81.267).

What colors go well with #f0bc59?

The complementary color of #f0bc59 is #9dc6ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ffac74 and #c8cd63. The triadic partners are #36dee8 and #eca9f8.

Is white or black text more readable on #f0bc59?

Black text reads better on #f0bc59: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and black gives 12.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #f0bc59 a warm or cool color?

#f0bc59 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 81 degrees, its lightness 82.3% and its chroma 0.13.