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#ccba59 color: Lemon Lime Mojito

#ccba59 is rgb(204, 186, 89) in RGB and oklch(78.468% 0.11958 98.95) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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51°
100%

78.5%
0.120
99°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.96:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.74:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #ccba59

#ccba59 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 78.5% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 99°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.96:1 contrast and black text 10.74:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lemon Lime Mojito (#cbba61). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #ccba59 mixed with white

  1. ccba59
  2. d1c16c
  3. d6c87e
  4. dbcf8f
  5. e0d6a0
  6. e5ddb0
  7. eae4c0
  8. efebd0
  9. f4f1df
  10. faf8ef

Darker: #ccba59 mixed with black

  1. ccba59
  2. b1a14c
  3. 978940
  4. 7e7234
  5. 655c28
  6. 4e461d
  7. 373213
  8. 221e09
  9. 0f0d03
  10. 020200

Calmer: #ccba59 with less saturation

  1. ccba59
  2. caba65
  3. c8ba71
  4. c6ba7b
  5. c4ba85
  6. c2ba8e
  7. c0ba97
  8. bebaa0
  9. bcb9a8
  10. bab9b1

Questions about #ccba59

What color is #ccba59?

#ccba59 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Lemon Lime Mojito. In RGB it is rgb(204, 186, 89), in HSL hsl(50.61, 53%, 57.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.468% 0.11958 98.95).

What colors go well with #ccba59?

The complementary color of #ccba59 is #a8b1ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ebaa5f and #a1c873. The triadic partners are #4bcbed and #eb9ad2.

Is white or black text more readable on #ccba59?

Black text reads better on #ccba59: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and black gives 10.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ccba59 a warm or cool color?

#ccba59 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 99 degrees, its lightness 78.5% and its chroma 0.12.