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#ccbe53 color: Sulphur Yellow

#ccbe53 is rgb(204, 190, 83) in RGB and oklch(79.24% 0.12851 101.903) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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53°
100%

79.2%
0.129
102°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.90:1Hard to read
Lc -40
Black text
11.06:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #ccbe53

#ccbe53 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 79.2% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 102°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.9:1 contrast and black text 11.06:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Sulphur Yellow (#ccc050). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #ccbe53 mixed with white

  1. ccbe53
  2. d1c568
  3. d6cb7a
  4. dbd28c
  5. e0d89d
  6. e5dfae
  7. eae5be
  8. efeccf
  9. f4f2df
  10. faf9ef

Darker: #ccbe53 mixed with black

  1. ccbe53
  2. b1a547
  3. 978c3b
  4. 7e7530
  5. 655e25
  6. 4e481b
  7. 373311
  8. 221f08
  9. 0f0d02
  10. 020200

Calmer: #ccbe53 with less saturation

  1. ccbe53
  2. cabe61
  3. c8be6d
  4. c7be79
  5. c5be83
  6. c3bd8e
  7. c2bd97
  8. c0bda1
  9. bebcaa
  10. bdbcb2

Questions about #ccbe53

What color is #ccbe53?

#ccbe53 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sulphur Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(204, 190, 83), in HSL hsl(53.06, 54.26%, 56.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.24% 0.12851 101.903).

What colors go well with #ccbe53?

The complementary color of #ccbe53 is #aeb1ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #eead56 and #9ccd73. The triadic partners are #43cdf6 and #f499d3.

Is white or black text more readable on #ccbe53?

Black text reads better on #ccbe53: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and black gives 11.06:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ccbe53 a warm or cool color?

#ccbe53 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 102 degrees, its lightness 79.2% and its chroma 0.129.