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#c8b002 color: Brownish Yellow

#c8b002 is rgb(200, 176, 2) in RGB and oklch(75.485% 0.15631 99.378) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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53°
100%

75.5%
0.156
99°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.17:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.67:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #c8b002

#c8b002 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 75.5% lightness, 0.156 chroma and a hue of 99°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.17:1 contrast and black text 9.67:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Brownish Yellow (#c9b003). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #c8b002 mixed with white

  1. c8b002
  2. cdb83c
  3. d3c05a
  4. d8c872
  5. ddd088
  6. e3d89d
  7. e8e0b1
  8. eee8c5
  9. f4f0d8
  10. f9f7ec

Darker: #c8b002 mixed with black

  1. c8b002
  2. ae9901
  3. 948201
  4. 7b6c01
  5. 635600
  6. 4c4200
  7. 362e00
  8. 211c00
  9. 0f0b00
  10. 020100

Calmer: #c8b002 with less saturation

  1. c8b002
  2. c5b032
  3. c3b149
  4. c0b15a
  5. beb169
  6. bbb176
  7. b9b183
  8. b6b18f
  9. b4b09a
  10. b2b0a5

Questions about #c8b002

What color is #c8b002?

#c8b002 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Brownish Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(200, 176, 2), in HSL hsl(52.73, 98.02%, 39.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.485% 0.15631 99.378).

What colors go well with #c8b002?

The complementary color of #c8b002 is #9da3ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ee9b20 and #8fc24e. The triadic partners are #00c5f2 and #ef85cf.

Is white or black text more readable on #c8b002?

Black text reads better on #c8b002: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and black gives 9.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #c8b002 a warm or cool color?

#c8b002 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 99 degrees, its lightness 75.5% and its chroma 0.156.