#cbab17 color: Hot Sand
#cbab17 is rgb(203, 171, 23) in RGB and oklch(74.779% 0.14914 94.957) 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
- Warm
- ≈ Sand
- yellow-500
- Black 20%
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 #cbab17
#cbab17 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 74.8% lightness, 0.149 chroma and a hue of 95°.
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 Hot Sand (#ccaa00). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.
Lighter: #cbab17 mixed with white
Darker: #cbab17 mixed with black
Calmer: #cbab17 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #cbab17
Questions about #cbab17
What color is #cbab17?
#cbab17 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Hot Sand. In RGB it is rgb(203, 171, 23), in HSL hsl(49.33, 79.65%, 44.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.779% 0.14914 94.957).
What colors go well with #cbab17?
The complementary color of #cbab17 is #92a4ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ed9733 and #98bd49. The triadic partners are #00c4e8 and #e687d2.
Is white or black text more readable on #cbab17?
Black text reads better on #cbab17: 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 #cbab17 a warm or cool color?
#cbab17 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 95 degrees, its lightness 74.8% and its chroma 0.149.