Skip to the color picker

#c49f03 color: Molten Bronze

#c49f03 is rgb(196, 159, 3) in RGB and oklch(71.556% 0.14586 91.973) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

48°
100%

71.6%
0.146
92°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 23%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.53:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.31:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #c49f03

#c49f03 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 71.6% lightness, 0.146 chroma and a hue of 92°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.53:1 contrast and black text 8.31:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Molten Bronze (#c69c04). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #c49f03 mixed with white

  1. c49f03
  2. caa93a
  3. d0b356
  4. d6bc6e
  5. dbc684
  6. e1cf9a
  7. e7d9ae
  8. ede3c3
  9. f3ecd7
  10. f9f6eb

Darker: #c49f03 mixed with black

  1. c49f03
  2. aa8a02
  3. 917502
  4. 786101
  5. 614d01
  6. 4a3b00
  7. 352900
  8. 211800
  9. 0e0900
  10. 020100

Calmer: #c49f03 with less saturation

  1. c49f03
  2. c1a02e
  3. bda143
  4. baa153
  5. b7a261
  6. b4a26e
  7. b0a37a
  8. ada385
  9. aaa38f
  10. a6a399

Questions about #c49f03

What color is #c49f03?

#c49f03 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Molten Bronze. In RGB it is rgb(196, 159, 3), in HSL hsl(48.5, 96.98%, 39.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.556% 0.14586 91.973).

What colors go well with #c49f03?

The complementary color of #c49f03 is #849cfe. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e38c31 and #94b13c. The triadic partners are #00bad7 and #d77fcb.

Is white or black text more readable on #c49f03?

Black text reads better on #c49f03: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and black gives 8.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #c49f03 a warm or cool color?

#c49f03 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 92 degrees, its lightness 71.6% and its chroma 0.146.