#c9be49 color: Sulphur Yellow
#c9be49 is rgb(201, 190, 73) in RGB and oklch(78.875% 0.13679 103.943) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Yellow
- Light
- Vivid
- Neutral
- ≈ Pistachio
- yellow-500
- Black 21%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #c9be49
#c9be49 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 78.9% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 104°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 1.92:1 contrast and black text 10.95:1, so black text reads better.
The closest named color is Sulphur Yellow (#ccc050). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.
Lighter: #c9be49 mixed with white
Darker: #c9be49 mixed with black
Calmer: #c9be49 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #c9be49
Questions about #c9be49
What color is #c9be49?
#c9be49 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sulphur Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(201, 190, 73), in HSL hsl(54.84, 54.24%, 53.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.875% 0.13679 103.943).
What colors go well with #c9be49?
The complementary color of #c9be49 is #b0aeff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #eeac49 and #95cd70. The triadic partners are #34ccfb and #f795d0.
Is white or black text more readable on #c9be49?
Black text reads better on #c9be49: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and black gives 10.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #c9be49 a warm or cool color?
#c9be49 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 104 degrees, its lightness 78.9% and its chroma 0.137.