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#ccab49 color: Yellow Lupine

#ccab49 is rgb(204, 171, 73) in RGB and oklch(75.198% 0.12208 90.485) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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45°
100%

75.2%
0.122
90°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.21:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.49:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #ccab49

#ccab49 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 75.2% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 90°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.21:1 contrast and black text 9.49:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Yellow Lupine (#ccaa4d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #ccab49 mixed with white

  1. ccab49
  2. d1b45f
  3. d6bc73
  4. dbc485
  5. e0cd97
  6. e5d5a9
  7. eadeba
  8. f0e6cb
  9. f5eedd
  10. faf7ee

Darker: #ccab49 mixed with black

  1. ccab49
  2. b1943e
  3. 977e34
  4. 7e682a
  5. 655420
  6. 4e4017
  7. 372d0e
  8. 221b06
  9. 0f0b02
  10. 020100

Calmer: #ccab49 with less saturation

  1. ccab49
  2. c9ac57
  3. c6ac63
  4. c3ad6e
  5. c0ad79
  6. bdae82
  7. baae8c
  8. b7ae95
  9. b4ae9d
  10. b1aea6

Questions about #ccab49

What color is #ccab49?

#ccab49 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Yellow Lupine. In RGB it is rgb(204, 171, 73), in HSL hsl(44.89, 56.22%, 54.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.198% 0.12208 90.485).

What colors go well with #ccab49?

The complementary color of #ccab49 is #91aafc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e79b59 and #a4ba5d. The triadic partners are #2cc3da and #db91d3.

Is white or black text more readable on #ccab49?

Black text reads better on #ccab49: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and black gives 9.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ccab49 a warm or cool color?

#ccab49 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 90 degrees, its lightness 75.2% and its chroma 0.122.