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#ccae01 color: Sulphur

#ccae01 is rgb(204, 174, 1) in RGB and oklch(75.453% 0.15525 96.586) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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51°
100%

75.5%
0.155
97°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • yellow-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.18:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.62:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #ccae01

#ccae01 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 75.5% lightness, 0.155 chroma and a hue of 97°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.18:1 contrast and black text 9.62:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Sulphur (#cab012). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #ccae01 mixed with white

  1. ccae01
  2. d1b63c
  3. d6bf59
  4. dbc771
  5. e0cf87
  6. e5d79c
  7. eadfb1
  8. efe7c4
  9. f4efd8
  10. faf7ec

Darker: #ccae01 mixed with black

  1. ccae01
  2. b19701
  3. 978001
  4. 7e6a00
  5. 655500
  6. 4e4100
  7. 372e00
  8. 221c00
  9. 0f0b00
  10. 020100

Calmer: #ccae01 with less saturation

  1. ccae01
  2. c9af32
  3. c6af49
  4. c3af5a
  5. c0b069
  6. bdb076
  7. bab083
  8. b8b08f
  9. b5b09a
  10. b2b0a5

Questions about #ccae01

What color is #ccae01?

#ccae01 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sulphur. In RGB it is rgb(204, 174, 1), in HSL hsl(51.13, 99.02%, 40.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.453% 0.15525 96.586).

What colors go well with #ccae01?

The complementary color of #ccae01 is #97a5ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f09929 and #96c149. The triadic partners are #00c6ee and #ec86d4.

Is white or black text more readable on #ccae01?

Black text reads better on #ccae01: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and black gives 9.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ccae01 a warm or cool color?

#ccae01 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 97 degrees, its lightness 75.5% and its chroma 0.155.