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#c2bf50 color: Sulphur Yellow

#c2bf50 is rgb(194, 191, 80) in RGB and oklch(78.548% 0.13277 107.649) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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58°
100%

78.5%
0.133
108°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • yellow-500
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.93:1Hard to read
Lc -41
Black text
10.86:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #c2bf50

#c2bf50 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 78.5% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 108°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.93:1 contrast and black text 10.86:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Sulphur Yellow (#ccc050). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #c2bf50 mixed with white

  1. c2bf50
  2. c8c665
  3. cecc78
  4. d3d38a
  5. d9d99c
  6. e0e0ad
  7. e6e6bd
  8. ececce
  9. f2f3de
  10. f9f9ef

Darker: #c2bf50 mixed with black

  1. c2bf50
  2. a8a644
  3. 8f8d39
  4. 77752e
  5. 605e24
  6. 49481a
  7. 343310
  8. 201f07
  9. 0e0d02
  10. 020200

Calmer: #c2bf50 with less saturation

  1. c2bf50
  2. c1bf5e
  3. c0be6b
  4. bfbe76
  5. bebd81
  6. bdbd8b
  7. bcbc95
  8. bbbb9e
  9. babba7
  10. babab0

Questions about #c2bf50

What color is #c2bf50?

#c2bf50 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sulphur Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(194, 191, 80), in HSL hsl(58.42, 48.31%, 53.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.548% 0.13277 107.649).

What colors go well with #c2bf50?

The complementary color of #c2bf50 is #b5abff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e8ad4a and #8ecd77. The triadic partners are #44c9fb and #f795c9.

Is white or black text more readable on #c2bf50?

Black text reads better on #c2bf50: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and black gives 10.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #c2bf50 a warm or cool color?

#c2bf50 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 108 degrees, its lightness 78.5% and its chroma 0.133.