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#cbbc45 color: Sulphur Yellow

#cbbc45 is rgb(203, 188, 69) in RGB and oklch(78.595% 0.13791 102.085) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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53°
100%

78.6%
0.138
102°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.94:1Hard to read
Lc -41
Black text
10.82:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #cbbc45

#cbbc45 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 78.6% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 102°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.94:1 contrast and black text 10.82:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Sulphur Yellow (#ccc050). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #cbbc45 mixed with white

  1. cbbc45
  2. d0c35d
  3. d5ca72
  4. dad185
  5. dfd798
  6. e4dea9
  7. eae5bb
  8. efebcc
  9. f4f2dd
  10. faf9ee

Darker: #cbbc45 mixed with black

  1. cbbc45
  2. b0a33b
  3. 968b31
  4. 7d7327
  5. 655d1e
  6. 4d4715
  7. 37320c
  8. 221f05
  9. 0f0d02
  10. 020200

Calmer: #cbbc45 with less saturation

  1. cbbc45
  2. c9bc56
  3. c7bc64
  4. c5bc71
  5. c3bc7d
  6. c2bb88
  7. c0bb92
  8. bebb9d
  9. bcbaa6
  10. bbbab0

Questions about #cbbc45

What color is #cbbc45?

#cbbc45 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sulphur Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(203, 188, 69), in HSL hsl(53.28, 56.3%, 53.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.595% 0.13791 102.085).

What colors go well with #cbbc45?

The complementary color of #cbbc45 is #acaeff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #efa948 and #98cc6b. The triadic partners are #29ccf8 and #f594d2.

Is white or black text more readable on #cbbc45?

Black text reads better on #cbbc45: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and black gives 10.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cbbc45 a warm or cool color?

#cbbc45 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 102 degrees, its lightness 78.6% and its chroma 0.138.