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#caad03 color: Sulphur

#caad03 is rgb(202, 173, 3) in RGB and oklch(75.053% 0.15424 96.932) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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51°
100%

75.1%
0.154
97°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • yellow-500
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.21:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.49:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #caad03

#caad03 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 75.1% lightness, 0.154 chroma and a hue of 97°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.21:1 contrast and black text 9.49:1, 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: #caad03 mixed with white

  1. caad03
  2. cfb53c
  3. d4be59
  4. d9c671
  5. dfcf87
  6. e4d79c
  7. e9dfb0
  8. efe7c4
  9. f4efd8
  10. faf7ec

Darker: #caad03 mixed with black

  1. caad03
  2. af9602
  3. 957f02
  4. 7c6a01
  5. 645501
  6. 4d4100
  7. 372d00
  8. 221b00
  9. 0f0b00
  10. 020100

Calmer: #caad03 with less saturation

  1. caad03
  2. c7ae32
  3. c4ae48
  4. c1ae59
  5. bfaf68
  6. bcaf76
  7. b9af82
  8. b6af8e
  9. b3af99
  10. b1aea3

Questions about #caad03

What color is #caad03?

#caad03 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sulphur. In RGB it is rgb(202, 173, 3), in HSL hsl(51.26, 97.07%, 40.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.053% 0.15424 96.932).

What colors go well with #caad03?

The complementary color of #caad03 is #97a3ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ee9828 and #94bf49. The triadic partners are #00c4ed and #eb85d1.

Is white or black text more readable on #caad03?

Black text reads better on #caad03: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and black gives 9.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #caad03 a warm or cool color?

#caad03 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 97 degrees, its lightness 75.1% and its chroma 0.154.