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#c5a00a color: Molten Bronze

#c5a00a is rgb(197, 160, 10) in RGB and oklch(71.878% 0.14533 91.906) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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48°
100%

71.9%
0.145
92°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 23%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.50:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.41:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #c5a00a

#c5a00a is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 71.9% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 92°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.5:1 contrast and black text 8.41:1, 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: #c5a00a mixed with white

  1. c5a00a
  2. cbaa3c
  3. d0b358
  4. d6bd6f
  5. dcc785
  6. e2d09a
  7. e8d9af
  8. ede3c3
  9. f3ecd7
  10. f9f6eb

Darker: #c5a00a mixed with black

  1. c5a00a
  2. ab8b07
  3. 927605
  4. 796103
  5. 614e02
  6. 4b3b01
  7. 352901
  8. 211900
  9. 0e0900
  10. 020100

Calmer: #c5a00a with less saturation

  1. c5a00a
  2. c2a131
  3. bea245
  4. bba255
  5. b8a363
  6. b5a36f
  7. b1a47b
  8. aea486
  9. aba490
  10. a7a49a

Questions about #c5a00a

What color is #c5a00a?

#c5a00a is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Molten Bronze. In RGB it is rgb(197, 160, 10), in HSL hsl(48.13, 90.34%, 40.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.878% 0.14533 91.906).

What colors go well with #c5a00a?

The complementary color of #c5a00a is #859dff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e48d33 and #95b23d. The triadic partners are #00bbd8 and #d880cc.

Is white or black text more readable on #c5a00a?

Black text reads better on #c5a00a: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and black gives 8.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #c5a00a a warm or cool color?

#c5a00a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 92 degrees, its lightness 71.9% and its chroma 0.145.