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#c2ac55 color: Mack Creek

#c2ac55 is rgb(194, 172, 85) in RGB and oklch(74.573% 0.11042 95.371) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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48°
100%

74.6%
0.110
95°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • olive-400
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.25:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.33:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #c2ac55

#c2ac55 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 74.6% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 95°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.25:1 contrast and black text 9.33:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Mack Creek (#bfae5b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-400.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #c2ac55 mixed with white

  1. c2ac55
  2. c8b468
  3. cebd7a
  4. d4c58b
  5. dacd9c
  6. e0d6ad
  7. e6debd
  8. ece6ce
  9. f2eede
  10. f9f7ef

Darker: #c2ac55 mixed with black

  1. c2ac55
  2. a89549
  3. 8f7f3d
  4. 776931
  5. 605426
  6. 49401c
  7. 342d11
  8. 201b08
  9. 0e0b02
  10. 020100

Calmer: #c2ac55 with less saturation

  1. c2ac55
  2. c0ac60
  3. bead6a
  4. bbad74
  5. b9ad7d
  6. b7ad85
  7. b5ad8e
  8. b3ad96
  9. b1ad9d
  10. afada5

Questions about #c2ac55

What color is #c2ac55?

#c2ac55 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Mack Creek. In RGB it is rgb(194, 172, 85), in HSL hsl(47.89, 47.19%, 54.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.573% 0.11042 95.371).

What colors go well with #c2ac55?

The complementary color of #c2ac55 is #99a7f2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #dc9e5d and #9cb96a. The triadic partners are #47bed8 and #d891c8.

Is white or black text more readable on #c2ac55?

Black text reads better on #c2ac55: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and black gives 9.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #c2ac55 a warm or cool color?

#c2ac55 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 95 degrees, its lightness 74.6% and its chroma 0.11.