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#ca9939 color: Gomashio Yellow

#ca9939 is rgb(202, 153, 57) in RGB and oklch(71.226% 0.12476 80.796) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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40°
100%

71.2%
0.125
81°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.58:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.13:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #ca9939

#ca9939 is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 71.2% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 81°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.58:1 contrast and black text 8.13:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Gomashio Yellow (#cc9933). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #ca9939 mixed with white

  1. ca9939
  2. d0a352
  3. d5ae67
  4. dab87c
  5. e0c28f
  6. e5cca2
  7. ead6b5
  8. f0e0c7
  9. f5ebda
  10. faf5ec

Darker: #ca9939 mixed with black

  1. ca9939
  2. af8430
  3. 957028
  4. 7c5d1f
  5. 644a17
  6. 4d3810
  7. 372709
  8. 221704
  9. 0f0801
  10. 020100

Calmer: #ca9939 with less saturation

  1. ca9939
  2. c69a48
  3. c29c56
  4. be9d61
  5. ba9e6c
  6. b79f76
  7. b29f7f
  8. aea088
  9. aaa191
  10. a6a29a

Questions about #ca9939

What color is #ca9939?

#ca9939 is bright light amber. The closest named color is Gomashio Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(202, 153, 57), in HSL hsl(39.72, 57.77%, 50.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.226% 0.12476 80.796).

What colors go well with #ca9939?

The complementary color of #ca9939 is #75a2f0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e08a56 and #a6a943. The triadic partners are #00b9c2 and #c587d2.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca9939?

Black text reads better on #ca9939: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and black gives 8.13:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ca9939 a warm or cool color?

#ca9939 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 81 degrees, its lightness 71.2% and its chroma 0.125.