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#c8a232 color: Satin Sheen Gold

#c8a232 is rgb(200, 162, 50) in RGB and oklch(72.765% 0.13197 89.229) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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45°
100%

72.8%
0.132
89°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.42:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.67:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #c8a232

#c8a232 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 72.8% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 89°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.42:1 contrast and black text 8.67:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Satin Sheen Gold (#cba135). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #c8a232 mixed with white

  1. c8a232
  2. ceab4e
  3. d3b565
  4. d9be7a
  5. dec88e
  6. e3d1a1
  7. e9dab4
  8. eee3c7
  9. f4edda
  10. f9f6ec

Darker: #c8a232 mixed with black

  1. c8a232
  2. ae8c2a
  3. 947722
  4. 7b631b
  5. 634f14
  6. 4c3c0d
  7. 362a07
  8. 211903
  9. 0f0a01
  10. 020100

Calmer: #c8a232 with less saturation

  1. c8a232
  2. c5a345
  3. c1a454
  4. bea460
  5. bba56c
  6. b7a577
  7. b4a681
  8. b1a68b
  9. ada795
  10. aaa79e

Questions about #c8a232

What color is #c8a232?

#c8a232 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Satin Sheen Gold. In RGB it is rgb(200, 162, 50), in HSL hsl(44.8, 60%, 49.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.765% 0.13197 89.229).

What colors go well with #c8a232?

The complementary color of #c8a232 is #85a2fa. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e3914a and #9eb24a. The triadic partners are #00bdd3 and #d487cf.

Is white or black text more readable on #c8a232?

Black text reads better on #c8a232: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and black gives 8.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #c8a232 a warm or cool color?

#c8a232 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 89 degrees, its lightness 72.8% and its chroma 0.132.