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#cbc059 color: Sulphur Yellow

#cbc059 is rgb(203, 192, 89) in RGB and oklch(79.638% 0.12512 103.231) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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54°
100%

79.6%
0.125
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 #cbc059

#cbc059 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 79.6% lightness, 0.125 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: #cbc059 mixed with white

  1. cbc059
  2. d0c66c
  3. d5cd7e
  4. dad390
  5. dfdaa0
  6. e4e0b0
  7. eae6c0
  8. efecd0
  9. f4f3e0
  10. faf9ef

Darker: #cbc059 mixed with black

  1. cbc059
  2. b0a74c
  3. 968e40
  4. 7d7634
  5. 655f28
  6. 4d491d
  7. 373413
  8. 222009
  9. 0f0e03
  10. 020200

Calmer: #cbc059 with less saturation

  1. cbc059
  2. c9c066
  3. c8c072
  4. c6c07c
  5. c5bf87
  6. c3bf90
  7. c2bf9a
  8. c0bea3
  9. bfbeab
  10. bebdb4

Questions about #cbc059

What color is #cbc059?

#cbc059 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sulphur Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(203, 192, 89), in HSL hsl(54.21, 52.29%, 57.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.638% 0.12512 103.231).

What colors go well with #cbc059?

The complementary color of #cbc059 is #b2b2ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #edaf5a and #9cce79. The triadic partners are #4dcef7 and #f59bd1.

Is white or black text more readable on #cbc059?

Black text reads better on #cbc059: 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 #cbc059 a warm or cool color?

#cbc059 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 103 degrees, its lightness 79.6% and its chroma 0.125.