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#ce9b4e color: Bales of Brown

#ce9b4e is rgb(206, 155, 78) in RGB and oklch(72.265% 0.11227 75.568) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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36°
100%

72.3%
0.112
76°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.49:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.42:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #ce9b4e

#ce9b4e is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 72.3% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 76°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.49:1 contrast and black text 8.42:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Bales of Brown (#cf994b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #ce9b4e mixed with white

  1. ce9b4e
  2. d3a562
  3. d8af74
  4. ddb986
  5. e2c398
  6. e7cda9
  7. ecd7ba
  8. f1e1cb
  9. f6ebdd
  10. faf5ee

Darker: #ce9b4e mixed with black

  1. ce9b4e
  2. b38643
  3. 987238
  4. 7f5e2d
  5. 664b23
  6. 4e3919
  7. 38280f
  8. 231807
  9. 0f0902
  10. 020100

Calmer: #ce9b4e with less saturation

  1. ce9b4e
  2. ca9c59
  3. c69e63
  4. c29f6d
  5. bea076
  6. baa17e
  7. b6a287
  8. b2a38e
  9. aea496
  10. aaa59e

Questions about #ce9b4e

What color is #ce9b4e?

#ce9b4e is bright light amber. The closest named color is Bales of Brown. In RGB it is rgb(206, 155, 78), in HSL hsl(36.09, 56.64%, 55.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.265% 0.11227 75.568).

What colors go well with #ce9b4e?

The complementary color of #ce9b4e is #75a8eb. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e08e68 and #afaa50. The triadic partners are #32bbbc and #c18fd5.

Is white or black text more readable on #ce9b4e?

Black text reads better on #ce9b4e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and black gives 8.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ce9b4e a warm or cool color?

#ce9b4e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 76 degrees, its lightness 72.3% and its chroma 0.112.