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#cbae3e color: Sugar Leaves

#cbae3e is rgb(203, 174, 62) in RGB and oklch(75.615% 0.13199 94.318) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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48°
100%

75.6%
0.132
94°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.17:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.66:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #cbae3e

#cbae3e is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 75.6% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 94°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.17:1 contrast and black text 9.66:1, 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: #cbae3e mixed with white

  1. cbae3e
  2. d0b657
  3. d5be6d
  4. dac780
  5. dfcf93
  6. e5d7a6
  7. eadfb8
  8. efe7ca
  9. f4efdc
  10. faf7ed

Darker: #cbae3e mixed with black

  1. cbae3e
  2. b09735
  3. 96802b
  4. 7d6a23
  5. 65551a
  6. 4d4112
  7. 372e0a
  8. 221c04
  9. 0f0b01
  10. 020100

Calmer: #cbae3e with less saturation

  1. cbae3e
  2. c8af4f
  3. c5af5d
  4. c3af6a
  5. c0b075
  6. bdb080
  7. bab08a
  8. b8b094
  9. b5b09d
  10. b2b0a7

Questions about #cbae3e

What color is #cbae3e?

#cbae3e is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sugar Leaves. In RGB it is rgb(203, 174, 62), in HSL hsl(47.66, 57.55%, 51.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.615% 0.13199 94.318).

What colors go well with #cbae3e?

The complementary color of #cbae3e is #97a9ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e99d4d and #9ebe5b. The triadic partners are #0bc4e3 and #e28fd2.

Is white or black text more readable on #cbae3e?

Black text reads better on #cbae3e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and black gives 9.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cbae3e a warm or cool color?

#cbae3e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 94 degrees, its lightness 75.6% and its chroma 0.132.