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#caaa50 color: Yellow Lupine

#caaa50 is rgb(202, 170, 80) in RGB and oklch(74.871% 0.11517 89.807) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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44°
100%

74.9%
0.115
90°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.24:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.38:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #caaa50

#caaa50 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 74.9% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 90°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.24:1 contrast and black text 9.38:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Yellow Lupine (#ccaa4d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #caaa50 mixed with white

  1. caaa50
  2. cfb364
  3. d5bb77
  4. dac489
  5. dfcc9a
  6. e4d5ab
  7. eaddbc
  8. efe6cd
  9. f4eedd
  10. faf7ee

Darker: #caaa50 mixed with black

  1. caaa50
  2. af9344
  3. 957d39
  4. 7c682e
  5. 645324
  6. 4d3f1a
  7. 372d10
  8. 221b07
  9. 0f0b02
  10. 020100

Calmer: #caaa50 with less saturation

  1. caaa50
  2. c7ab5c
  3. c4ab67
  4. c1ac71
  5. bfac7b
  6. bcac84
  7. b9ad8d
  8. b6ad95
  9. b3ad9d
  10. b0ada5

Questions about #caaa50

What color is #caaa50?

#caaa50 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Yellow Lupine. In RGB it is rgb(202, 170, 80), in HSL hsl(44.26, 53.51%, 55.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.871% 0.11517 89.807).

What colors go well with #caaa50?

The complementary color of #caaa50 is #91aaf7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e39b5f and #a4b861. The triadic partners are #3ac1d5 and #d792d0.

Is white or black text more readable on #caaa50?

Black text reads better on #caaa50: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and black gives 9.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #caaa50 a warm or cool color?

#caaa50 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 90 degrees, its lightness 74.9% and its chroma 0.115.