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#ce9f2c color: Herald’s Trumpet

#ce9f2c is rgb(206, 159, 44) in RGB and oklch(72.751% 0.13573 84.803) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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43°
100%

72.8%
0.136
85°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.44:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.62:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #ce9f2c

#ce9f2c is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 72.8% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 85°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.44:1 contrast and black text 8.62:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Herald’s Trumpet (#ce9f2f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #ce9f2c mixed with white

  1. ce9f2c
  2. d3a94a
  3. d8b362
  4. ddbc78
  5. e2c68c
  6. e7cfa0
  7. ecd9b3
  8. f1e3c6
  9. f5ecd9
  10. faf6ec

Darker: #ce9f2c mixed with black

  1. ce9f2c
  2. b38a25
  3. 98751e
  4. 7f6117
  5. 664d11
  6. 4e3b0a
  7. 382905
  8. 231802
  9. 0f0901
  10. 020100

Calmer: #ce9f2c with less saturation

  1. ce9f2c
  2. caa041
  3. c6a151
  4. c3a25e
  5. bfa36a
  6. bba476
  7. b7a580
  8. b3a58a
  9. afa694
  10. aba69e

Questions about #ce9f2c

What color is #ce9f2c?

#ce9f2c is bright light amber. The closest named color is Herald’s Trumpet. In RGB it is rgb(206, 159, 44), in HSL hsl(42.59, 64.8%, 49.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.751% 0.13573 84.803).

What colors go well with #ce9f2c?

The complementary color of #ce9f2c is #7ca4fc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e78e4c and #a5b040. The triadic partners are #00becf and #d188d6.

Is white or black text more readable on #ce9f2c?

Black text reads better on #ce9f2c: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and black gives 8.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ce9f2c a warm or cool color?

#ce9f2c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 85 degrees, its lightness 72.8% and its chroma 0.136.