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#c0ae3f color: Oil Yellow

#c0ae3f is rgb(192, 174, 63) in RGB and oklch(74.577% 0.13037 99.984) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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52°
100%

74.6%
0.130
100°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.24:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.37:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #c0ae3f

#c0ae3f is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 74.6% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 100°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.24:1 contrast and black text 9.37:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Oil Yellow (#c2ab3f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #c0ae3f mixed with white

  1. c0ae3f
  2. c6b657
  3. ccbe6d
  4. d2c780
  5. d8cf93
  6. dfd7a6
  7. e5dfb8
  8. ebe7ca
  9. f2efdb
  10. f8f7ed

Darker: #c0ae3f mixed with black

  1. c0ae3f
  2. a79735
  3. 8e802c
  4. 766a23
  5. 5f551b
  6. 494112
  7. 342e0a
  8. 201c04
  9. 0e0b01
  10. 020100

Calmer: #c0ae3f with less saturation

  1. c0ae3f
  2. beae4f
  3. bcae5d
  4. baae69
  5. b8ae74
  6. b6ae7e
  7. b4ae88
  8. b2ae92
  9. b0ad9b
  10. aeada4

Questions about #c0ae3f

What color is #c0ae3f?

#c0ae3f is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Oil Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(192, 174, 63), in HSL hsl(51.63, 50.59%, 50%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.577% 0.13037 99.984).

What colors go well with #c0ae3f?

The complementary color of #c0ae3f is #9da2fd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e19d45 and #91bd61. The triadic partners are #21bfe5 and #e38bc6.

Is white or black text more readable on #c0ae3f?

Black text reads better on #c0ae3f: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and black gives 9.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #c0ae3f a warm or cool color?

#c0ae3f is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 100 degrees, its lightness 74.6% and its chroma 0.13.