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#cbc050 color: Sulphur Yellow

#cbc050 is rgb(203, 192, 80) in RGB and oklch(79.542% 0.13294 103.712) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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55°
100%

79.5%
0.133
104°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • yellow-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.88:1Hard to read
Lc -40
Black text
11.19:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #cbc050

#cbc050 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 79.5% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 104°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.88:1 contrast and black text 11.19:1, 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: #cbc050 mixed with white

  1. cbc050
  2. d0c765
  3. d5cd79
  4. dad38b
  5. dfda9c
  6. e4e0ad
  7. e9e6be
  8. efedce
  9. f4f3df
  10. faf9ef

Darker: #cbc050 mixed with black

  1. cbc050
  2. b0a744
  3. 968e39
  4. 7d762e
  5. 655f24
  6. 4d491a
  7. 373410
  8. 222007
  9. 0f0e02
  10. 020200

Calmer: #cbc050 with less saturation

  1. cbc050
  2. c9c05f
  3. c8c06c
  4. c6c078
  5. c5bf83
  6. c3bf8d
  7. c2be97
  8. c0bea1
  9. bfbdaa
  10. bdbdb3

Questions about #cbc050

What color is #cbc050?

#cbc050 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sulphur Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(203, 192, 80), in HSL hsl(54.63, 54.19%, 55.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.542% 0.13294 103.712).

What colors go well with #cbc050?

The complementary color of #cbc050 is #b2b0ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #efae50 and #99cf74. The triadic partners are #3fcefb and #f898d2.

Is white or black text more readable on #cbc050?

Black text reads better on #cbc050: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and black gives 11.19:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cbc050 a warm or cool color?

#cbc050 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 104 degrees, its lightness 79.5% and its chroma 0.133.