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#ca9c01 color: Molten Bronze

#ca9c01 is rgb(202, 156, 1) in RGB and oklch(71.576% 0.14618 87.357) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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46°
100%

71.6%
0.146
87°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.54:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.27:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #ca9c01

#ca9c01 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 71.6% lightness, 0.146 chroma and a hue of 87°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.54:1 contrast and black text 8.27:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Molten Bronze (#c69c04). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #ca9c01 mixed with white

  1. ca9c01
  2. cfa639
  3. d5b056
  4. daba6e
  5. dfc484
  6. e5ce99
  7. ead8ae
  8. efe2c2
  9. f5ecd7
  10. faf5eb

Darker: #ca9c01 mixed with black

  1. ca9c01
  2. af8701
  3. 957301
  4. 7c5f00
  5. 644c00
  6. 4d3900
  7. 372800
  8. 221800
  9. 0f0900
  10. 020100

Calmer: #ca9c01 with less saturation

  1. ca9c01
  2. c69d2e
  3. c29e43
  4. bf9f53
  5. bba061
  6. b7a16e
  7. b3a279
  8. afa284
  9. aba38f
  10. a7a399

Questions about #ca9c01

What color is #ca9c01?

#ca9c01 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Molten Bronze. In RGB it is rgb(202, 156, 1), in HSL hsl(46.27, 99.01%, 39.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.576% 0.14618 87.357).

What colors go well with #ca9c01?

The complementary color of #ca9c01 is #7b9efe. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e68939 and #9daf32. The triadic partners are #00bbd0 and #d380d2.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca9c01?

Black text reads better on #ca9c01: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and black gives 8.27:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ca9c01 a warm or cool color?

#ca9c01 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 87 degrees, its lightness 71.6% and its chroma 0.146.