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#c8b126 color: Sulphur

#c8b126 is rgb(200, 177, 38) in RGB and oklch(75.796% 0.1475 99.06) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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51°
100%

75.8%
0.147
99°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.15:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.77:1Readable · AA
Lc 62

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About #c8b126

#c8b126 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 75.8% lightness, 0.147 chroma and a hue of 99°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.15:1 contrast and black text 9.77:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Sulphur (#cab012). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #c8b126 mixed with white

  1. c8b126
  2. cdb949
  3. d3c162
  4. d8c978
  5. ddd18d
  6. e3d9a1
  7. e8e0b4
  8. eee8c7
  9. f4f0da
  10. f9f7ec

Darker: #c8b126 mixed with black

  1. c8b126
  2. ae9920
  3. 948319
  4. 7b6c13
  5. 63570d
  6. 4c4208
  7. 362f04
  8. 211c02
  9. 0f0c01
  10. 020100

Calmer: #c8b126 with less saturation

  1. c8b126
  2. c6b140
  3. c3b252
  4. c1b261
  5. beb26f
  6. bcb27b
  7. b9b287
  8. b7b192
  9. b5b19c
  10. b2b1a6

Questions about #c8b126

What color is #c8b126?

#c8b126 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sulphur. In RGB it is rgb(200, 177, 38), in HSL hsl(51.48, 68.07%, 46.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.796% 0.1475 99.06).

What colors go well with #c8b126?

The complementary color of #c8b126 is #9da5ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ec9d34 and #93c256. The triadic partners are #00c5ef and #ed89cf.

Is white or black text more readable on #c8b126?

Black text reads better on #c8b126: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and black gives 9.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #c8b126 a warm or cool color?

#c8b126 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 99 degrees, its lightness 75.8% and its chroma 0.147.