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#cbae38 color: Sugar Leaves

#cbae38 is rgb(203, 174, 56) in RGB and oklch(75.568% 0.13595 94.839) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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48°
100%

75.6%
0.136
95°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.18:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.65:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #cbae38

#cbae38 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 75.6% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 95°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.18:1 contrast and black text 9.65:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Sugar Leaves (#cdb141). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #cbae38 mixed with white

  1. cbae38
  2. d0b653
  3. d5bf69
  4. dac77e
  5. dfcf91
  6. e5d7a4
  7. eadfb7
  8. efe7c9
  9. f4efdb
  10. faf7ed

Darker: #cbae38 mixed with black

  1. cbae38
  2. b0972f
  3. 968027
  4. 7d6a1f
  5. 655517
  6. 4d410f
  7. 372e08
  8. 221c04
  9. 0f0b01
  10. 020100

Calmer: #cbae38 with less saturation

  1. cbae38
  2. c8af4b
  3. c5af5a
  4. c3af67
  5. c0b073
  6. bdb07e
  7. bab089
  8. b8b093
  9. b5b09d
  10. b2b0a6

Questions about #cbae38

What color is #cbae38?

#cbae38 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sugar Leaves. In RGB it is rgb(203, 174, 56), in HSL hsl(48.16, 58.57%, 50.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.568% 0.13595 94.839).

What colors go well with #cbae38?

The complementary color of #cbae38 is #97a8ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ea9c48 and #9cbe58. The triadic partners are #00c5e5 and #e48dd2.

Is white or black text more readable on #cbae38?

Black text reads better on #cbae38: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and black gives 9.65:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cbae38 a warm or cool color?

#cbae38 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 95 degrees, its lightness 75.6% and its chroma 0.136.