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#ccba3e color: Yellowstone

#ccba3e is rgb(204, 186, 62) in RGB and oklch(78.208% 0.14111 100.882) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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52°
100%

78.2%
0.141
101°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.97:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.66:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #ccba3e

#ccba3e is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 78.2% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 101°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.97:1 contrast and black text 10.66:1, 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: #ccba3e mixed with white

  1. ccba3e
  2. d1c158
  3. d6c86e
  4. dbcf82
  5. e0d695
  6. e5dda7
  7. eae4b9
  8. efebcb
  9. f4f2dc
  10. faf8ee

Darker: #ccba3e mixed with black

  1. ccba3e
  2. b1a135
  3. 97892b
  4. 7e7223
  5. 655c1a
  6. 4e4612
  7. 37320a
  8. 221e04
  9. 0f0d01
  10. 020200

Calmer: #ccba3e with less saturation

  1. ccba3e
  2. caba51
  3. c8ba60
  4. c6ba6d
  5. c4ba7a
  6. c2ba85
  7. c0ba90
  8. beb99b
  9. bcb9a5
  10. bab8ae

Questions about #ccba3e

What color is #ccba3e?

#ccba3e is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Yellowstone. In RGB it is rgb(204, 186, 62), in HSL hsl(52.39, 58.2%, 52.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.208% 0.14111 100.882).

What colors go well with #ccba3e?

The complementary color of #ccba3e is #a9adff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f0a744 and #98ca66. The triadic partners are #13ccf7 and #f492d3.

Is white or black text more readable on #ccba3e?

Black text reads better on #ccba3e: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and black gives 10.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ccba3e a warm or cool color?

#ccba3e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 101 degrees, its lightness 78.2% and its chroma 0.141.