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#cea159 color: Bright Gold

#cea159 is rgb(206, 161, 89) in RGB and oklch(73.581% 0.1047 77.712) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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37°
100%

73.6%
0.105
78°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.37:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.87:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #cea159

#cea159 is a soft light amber color. In OKLCH it has 73.6% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 78°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.37:1 contrast and black text 8.87:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Bright Gold (#cf9f52). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #cea159 mixed with white

  1. cea159
  2. d3aa6b
  3. d8b47c
  4. ddbd8d
  5. e2c79d
  6. e7d0ae
  7. ecd9be
  8. f1e3ce
  9. f6ecde
  10. faf6ef

Darker: #cea159 mixed with black

  1. cea159
  2. b38b4c
  3. 987640
  4. 7f6234
  5. 664e28
  6. 4e3c1d
  7. 382a13
  8. 231909
  9. 0f0903
  10. 020100

Calmer: #cea159 with less saturation

  1. cea159
  2. caa263
  3. c7a36c
  4. c3a475
  5. c0a57d
  6. bca685
  7. b8a78c
  8. b5a794
  9. b1a89b
  10. ada9a2

Questions about #cea159

What color is #cea159?

#cea159 is soft light amber. The closest named color is Bright Gold. In RGB it is rgb(206, 161, 89), in HSL hsl(36.92, 54.42%, 57.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.581% 0.1047 77.712).

What colors go well with #cea159?

The complementary color of #cea159 is #7fabeb. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e0956f and #b0ae5d. The triadic partners are #46bec1 and #c594d5.

Is white or black text more readable on #cea159?

Black text reads better on #cea159: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and black gives 8.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cea159 a warm or cool color?

#cea159 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 78 degrees, its lightness 73.6% and its chroma 0.105.