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#ceaa37 color: Haystack

#ceaa37 is rgb(206, 170, 55) in RGB and oklch(75.037% 0.13463 90.893) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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46°
100%

75%
0.135
91°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.23:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.43:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #ceaa37

#ceaa37 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 75% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 91°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.23:1 contrast and black text 9.43:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Haystack (#cfac47). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #ceaa37 mixed with white

  1. ceaa37
  2. d3b352
  3. d8bb69
  4. ddc47d
  5. e2cc91
  6. e6d5a4
  7. ebddb6
  8. f0e6c8
  9. f5eedb
  10. faf7ed

Darker: #ceaa37 mixed with black

  1. ceaa37
  2. b3932e
  3. 987d26
  4. 7f681e
  5. 665316
  6. 4e3f0f
  7. 382d08
  8. 231b03
  9. 0f0b01
  10. 020100

Calmer: #ceaa37 with less saturation

  1. ceaa37
  2. cbab4a
  3. c8ab59
  4. c4ac66
  5. c1ad72
  6. bead7d
  7. bbad87
  8. b8ae92
  9. b4ae9b
  10. b1aea5

Questions about #ceaa37

What color is #ceaa37?

#ceaa37 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Haystack. In RGB it is rgb(206, 170, 55), in HSL hsl(45.7, 60.64%, 51.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.037% 0.13463 90.893).

What colors go well with #ceaa37?

The complementary color of #ceaa37 is #8fa8ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #eb984c and #a2bb52. The triadic partners are #00c4de and #de8dd5.

Is white or black text more readable on #ceaa37?

Black text reads better on #ceaa37: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and black gives 9.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ceaa37 a warm or cool color?

#ceaa37 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 91 degrees, its lightness 75% and its chroma 0.135.