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#cbc057 color: Sulphur Yellow

#cbc057 is rgb(203, 192, 87) in RGB and oklch(79.615% 0.12692 103.346) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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54°
100%

79.6%
0.127
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
11.22:1Readable · AA
Lc 69

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About #cbc057

#cbc057 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 79.6% lightness, 0.127 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 11.22:1, 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: #cbc057 mixed with white

  1. cbc057
  2. d0c66b
  3. d5cd7d
  4. dad38e
  5. dfda9f
  6. e4e0b0
  7. eae6c0
  8. efecd0
  9. f4f3df
  10. faf9ef

Darker: #cbc057 mixed with black

  1. cbc057
  2. b0a74b
  3. 968e3e
  4. 7d7633
  5. 655f27
  6. 4d491c
  7. 373412
  8. 222008
  9. 0f0e03
  10. 020200

Calmer: #cbc057 with less saturation

  1. cbc057
  2. c9c064
  3. c8c070
  4. c6c07b
  5. c5bf86
  6. c3bf90
  7. c2bf99
  8. c0bea2
  9. bfbeab
  10. bebdb4

Questions about #cbc057

What color is #cbc057?

#cbc057 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sulphur Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(203, 192, 87), in HSL hsl(54.31, 52.73%, 56.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.615% 0.12692 103.346).

What colors go well with #cbc057?

The complementary color of #cbc057 is #b2b1ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #eeaf58 and #9cce78. The triadic partners are #4acef8 and #f59bd1.

Is white or black text more readable on #cbc057?

Black text reads better on #cbc057: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and black gives 11.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cbc057 a warm or cool color?

#cbc057 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 103 degrees, its lightness 79.6% and its chroma 0.127.