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#c2c156 color: Sulphur Yellow

#c2c156 is rgb(194, 193, 86) in RGB and oklch(79.043% 0.12964 108.538) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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59°
100%

79%
0.130
109°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • yellow-500
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.90:1Hard to read
Lc -40
Black text
11.06:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #c2c156

#c2c156 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 79% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 109°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.9:1 contrast and black text 11.06:1, 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: #c2c156 mixed with white

  1. c2c156
  2. c8c76a
  3. cece7c
  4. d4d48e
  5. d9da9f
  6. e0e0af
  7. e6e7bf
  8. ecedcf
  9. f2f3df
  10. f9f9ef

Darker: #c2c156 mixed with black

  1. c2c156
  2. a8a74a
  3. 8f8f3e
  4. 777732
  5. 605f27
  6. 49491c
  7. 343412
  8. 202008
  9. 0e0e02
  10. 020200

Calmer: #c2c156 with less saturation

  1. c2c156
  2. c1c163
  3. c0c06f
  4. bfc07a
  5. bfbf84
  6. bebf8e
  7. bdbe98
  8. bcbda1
  9. bcbca9
  10. bbbbb2

Questions about #c2c156

What color is #c2c156?

#c2c156 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sulphur Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(194, 193, 86), in HSL hsl(59.44, 46.96%, 54.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.043% 0.12964 108.538).

What colors go well with #c2c156?

The complementary color of #c2c156 is #b7acff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e8b050 and #8fcf7c. The triadic partners are #4dcafc and #f897c8.

Is white or black text more readable on #c2c156?

Black text reads better on #c2c156: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and black gives 11.06:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #c2c156 a warm or cool color?

#c2c156 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 109 degrees, its lightness 79% and its chroma 0.13.