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#ccac0c color: Hot Sand

#ccac0c is rgb(204, 172, 12) in RGB and oklch(75.058% 0.15233 95.336) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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50°
100%

75.1%
0.152
95°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • yellow-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.22:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.47:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #ccac0c

#ccac0c is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 75.1% lightness, 0.152 chroma and a hue of 95°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.22:1 contrast and black text 9.47:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Hot Sand (#ccaa00). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #ccac0c mixed with white

  1. ccac0c
  2. d1b53e
  3. d6bd5a
  4. dbc672
  5. e0ce88
  6. e5d69d
  7. eadeb1
  8. efe7c5
  9. f5efd8
  10. faf7ec

Darker: #ccac0c mixed with black

  1. ccac0c
  2. b19509
  3. 977f06
  4. 7e6904
  5. 655403
  6. 4e4002
  7. 372d01
  8. 221b00
  9. 0f0b00
  10. 020100

Calmer: #ccac0c with less saturation

  1. ccac0c
  2. c9ad34
  3. c6ad4a
  4. c3ae5a
  5. c0ae69
  6. bdae76
  7. baae82
  8. b7ae8e
  9. b4ae99
  10. b1aea4

Questions about #ccac0c

What color is #ccac0c?

#ccac0c is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Hot Sand. In RGB it is rgb(204, 172, 12), in HSL hsl(50, 88.89%, 42.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.058% 0.15233 95.336).

What colors go well with #ccac0c?

The complementary color of #ccac0c is #94a4ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ef972f and #97be48. The triadic partners are #00c5ea and #e886d4.

Is white or black text more readable on #ccac0c?

Black text reads better on #ccac0c: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and black gives 9.47:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ccac0c a warm or cool color?

#ccac0c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 95 degrees, its lightness 75.1% and its chroma 0.152.