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#ccb840 color: Yellowstone

#ccb840 is rgb(204, 184, 64) in RGB and oklch(77.804% 0.13811 99.661) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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51°
100%

77.8%
0.138
100°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.00:1Hard to read
Lc -43
Black text
10.50:1Readable · AA
Lc 65

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About #ccb840

#ccb840 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 77.8% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 100°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2:1 contrast and black text 10.5:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Yellowstone (#ceb736). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #ccb840 mixed with white

  1. ccb840
  2. d1bf59
  3. d6c76f
  4. dbce83
  5. e0d595
  6. e5dca8
  7. eae3b9
  8. efeacb
  9. f4f1dc
  10. faf8ee

Darker: #ccb840 mixed with black

  1. ccb840
  2. b1a036
  3. 97882d
  4. 7e7124
  5. 655b1b
  6. 4e4513
  7. 37310b
  8. 221e05
  9. 0f0c01
  10. 020200

Calmer: #ccb840 with less saturation

  1. ccb840
  2. cab852
  3. c8b861
  4. c5b86e
  5. c3b87a
  6. c1b885
  7. bfb890
  8. bdb89a
  9. bbb7a4
  10. b9b7ad

Questions about #ccb840

What color is #ccb840?

#ccb840 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Yellowstone. In RGB it is rgb(204, 184, 64), in HSL hsl(51.43, 57.85%, 52.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.804% 0.13811 99.661).

What colors go well with #ccb840?

The complementary color of #ccb840 is #a5acff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #efa548 and #9ac865. The triadic partners are #19caf3 and #f192d3.

Is white or black text more readable on #ccb840?

Black text reads better on #ccb840: white gives a contrast ratio of 2:1 and black gives 10.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ccb840 a warm or cool color?

#ccb840 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 100 degrees, its lightness 77.8% and its chroma 0.138.