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#ceab37 color: Brassy

#ceab37 is rgb(206, 171, 55) in RGB and oklch(75.241% 0.13519 91.534) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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46°
100%

75.2%
0.135
92°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.21:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.50:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #ceab37

#ceab37 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 75.2% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 92°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.21:1 contrast and black text 9.5:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Brassy (#d5ab2c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #ceab37 mixed with white

  1. ceab37
  2. d3b452
  3. d8bc69
  4. ddc57d
  5. e2cd91
  6. e6d5a4
  7. ebdeb6
  8. f0e6c9
  9. f5eedb
  10. faf7ed

Darker: #ceab37 mixed with black

  1. ceab37
  2. b3942e
  3. 987e26
  4. 7f681e
  5. 665416
  6. 4e400f
  7. 382d08
  8. 231b03
  9. 0f0b01
  10. 020100

Calmer: #ceab37 with less saturation

  1. ceab37
  2. cbac4a
  3. c8ac59
  4. c5ad66
  5. c1ad72
  6. beae7d
  7. bbae88
  8. b8ae92
  9. b5ae9c
  10. b2afa5

Questions about #ceab37

What color is #ceab37?

#ceab37 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Brassy. In RGB it is rgb(206, 171, 55), in HSL hsl(46.09, 60.64%, 51.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.241% 0.13519 91.534).

What colors go well with #ceab37?

The complementary color of #ceab37 is #90a9ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #eb994c and #a1bc53. The triadic partners are #00c5e0 and #e08dd5.

Is white or black text more readable on #ceab37?

Black text reads better on #ceab37: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and black gives 9.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ceab37 a warm or cool color?

#ceab37 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 92 degrees, its lightness 75.2% and its chroma 0.135.