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#ccae0c color: Sulphur

#ccae0c is rgb(204, 174, 12) in RGB and oklch(75.472% 0.15352 96.403) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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51°
100%

75.5%
0.154
96°
  • 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
9.63:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #ccae0c

#ccae0c is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 75.5% lightness, 0.154 chroma and a hue of 96°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.18:1 contrast and black text 9.63:1, 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: #ccae0c mixed with white

  1. ccae0c
  2. d1b63f
  3. d6bf5b
  4. dbc773
  5. e0cf88
  6. e5d79d
  7. eadfb1
  8. efe7c5
  9. f4efd8
  10. faf7ec

Darker: #ccae0c mixed with black

  1. ccae0c
  2. b19709
  3. 978006
  4. 7e6a04
  5. 655503
  6. 4e4102
  7. 372e01
  8. 221c00
  9. 0f0b00
  10. 020100

Calmer: #ccae0c with less saturation

  1. ccae0c
  2. c9af35
  3. c6af4a
  4. c3af5b
  5. c0b06a
  6. bdb077
  7. bab083
  8. b8b08f
  9. b5b09a
  10. b2b0a5

Questions about #ccae0c

What color is #ccae0c?

#ccae0c is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sulphur. In RGB it is rgb(204, 174, 12), in HSL hsl(50.63, 88.89%, 42.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.472% 0.15352 96.403).

What colors go well with #ccae0c?

The complementary color of #ccae0c is #97a5ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f0992d and #96c04a. The triadic partners are #00c6ed and #eb87d4.

Is white or black text more readable on #ccae0c?

Black text reads better on #ccae0c: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and black gives 9.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ccae0c a warm or cool color?

#ccae0c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 96 degrees, its lightness 75.5% and its chroma 0.154.