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#cbc055 color: Sulphur Yellow

#cbc055 is rgb(203, 192, 85) in RGB and oklch(79.594% 0.12868 103.456) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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54°
100%

79.6%
0.129
103°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.87:1Hard to read
Lc -40
Black text
11.21:1Readable · AA
Lc 69

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About #cbc055

#cbc055 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 79.6% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 103°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.87:1 contrast and black text 11.21:1, 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: #cbc055 mixed with white

  1. cbc055
  2. d0c669
  3. d5cd7c
  4. dad38d
  5. dfda9e
  6. e4e0af
  7. eae6bf
  8. efedcf
  9. f4f3df
  10. faf9ef

Darker: #cbc055 mixed with black

  1. cbc055
  2. b0a749
  3. 968e3d
  4. 7d7631
  5. 655f26
  6. 4d491c
  7. 373411
  8. 222008
  9. 0f0e02
  10. 020200

Calmer: #cbc055 with less saturation

  1. cbc055
  2. c9c063
  3. c8c06f
  4. c6c07a
  5. c5bf85
  6. c3bf8f
  7. c2bf99
  8. c0bea2
  9. bfbeab
  10. bebdb4

Questions about #cbc055

What color is #cbc055?

#cbc055 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sulphur Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(203, 192, 85), in HSL hsl(54.41, 53.15%, 56.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.594% 0.12868 103.456).

What colors go well with #cbc055?

The complementary color of #cbc055 is #b2b1ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #eeaf56 and #9bce77. The triadic partners are #47cef9 and #f69ad2.

Is white or black text more readable on #cbc055?

Black text reads better on #cbc055: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and black gives 11.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cbc055 a warm or cool color?

#cbc055 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 103 degrees, its lightness 79.6% and its chroma 0.129.