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#ccae1a color: Sulphur

#ccae1a is rgb(204, 174, 26) in RGB and oklch(75.508% 0.15015 96.036) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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75.5%
0.150
96°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.18:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.64:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #ccae1a

#ccae1a is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 75.5% lightness, 0.15 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 9.64:1, 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: #ccae1a mixed with white

  1. ccae1a
  2. d1b643
  3. d6bf5e
  4. dbc775
  5. e0cf8a
  6. e5d79e
  7. eadfb2
  8. efe7c6
  9. f5efd9
  10. faf7ec

Darker: #ccae1a mixed with black

  1. ccae1a
  2. b19715
  3. 978010
  4. 7e6a0c
  5. 655507
  6. 4e4104
  7. 372e02
  8. 221c01
  9. 0f0b00
  10. 020100

Calmer: #ccae1a with less saturation

  1. ccae1a
  2. c9af3a
  3. c6af4d
  4. c3af5e
  5. c0b06c
  6. bdb078
  7. bbb084
  8. b8b090
  9. b5b09b
  10. b2b0a5

Questions about #ccae1a

What color is #ccae1a?

#ccae1a is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sulphur. In RGB it is rgb(204, 174, 26), in HSL hsl(49.89, 77.39%, 45.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.508% 0.15015 96.036).

What colors go well with #ccae1a?

The complementary color of #ccae1a is #97a5ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ef9a33 and #98c04d. The triadic partners are #00c6ec and #ea88d3.

Is white or black text more readable on #ccae1a?

Black text reads better on #ccae1a: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and black gives 9.64:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ccae1a a warm or cool color?

#ccae1a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 96 degrees, its lightness 75.5% and its chroma 0.15.