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#cbab50 color: Yellow Lupine

#cbab50 is rgb(203, 171, 80) in RGB and oklch(75.174% 0.11606 89.991) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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44°
100%

75.2%
0.116
90°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.22:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.48:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #cbab50

#cbab50 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 75.2% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 90°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.22:1 contrast and black text 9.48:1, 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: #cbab50 mixed with white

  1. cbab50
  2. d0b364
  3. d5bc77
  4. dbc489
  5. e0cd9a
  6. e5d5ab
  7. eadebc
  8. efe6cd
  9. f5eedd
  10. faf7ee

Darker: #cbab50 mixed with black

  1. cbab50
  2. b09444
  3. 967e39
  4. 7d682e
  5. 655424
  6. 4d401a
  7. 372d10
  8. 221b07
  9. 0f0b02
  10. 020100

Calmer: #cbab50 with less saturation

  1. cbab50
  2. c8ac5c
  3. c5ac67
  4. c2ad72
  5. c0ad7b
  6. bdad85
  7. baae8d
  8. b7ae96
  9. b4ae9e
  10. b1aea6

Questions about #cbab50

What color is #cbab50?

#cbab50 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Yellow Lupine. In RGB it is rgb(203, 171, 80), in HSL hsl(44.39, 54.19%, 55.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.174% 0.11606 89.991).

What colors go well with #cbab50?

The complementary color of #cbab50 is #92abf8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e49c5f and #a5b962. The triadic partners are #3ac2d7 and #d893d1.

Is white or black text more readable on #cbab50?

Black text reads better on #cbab50: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and black gives 9.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cbab50 a warm or cool color?

#cbab50 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 90 degrees, its lightness 75.2% and its chroma 0.116.