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#ceac59 color: Hay Wain

#ceac59 is rgb(206, 172, 89) in RGB and oklch(75.78% 0.10962 87.369) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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43°
100%

75.8%
0.110
87°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.17:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.67:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #ceac59

#ceac59 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 75.8% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 87°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.17:1 contrast and black text 9.67:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Hay Wain (#cdad59). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #ceac59 mixed with white

  1. ceac59
  2. d3b46b
  3. d8bd7d
  4. ddc58e
  5. e2cd9e
  6. e7d6af
  7. ebdebf
  8. f0e6cf
  9. f5eedf
  10. faf7ef

Darker: #ceac59 mixed with black

  1. ceac59
  2. b3954c
  3. 987f40
  4. 7f6934
  5. 665428
  6. 4e401d
  7. 382d13
  8. 231b09
  9. 0f0b03
  10. 020100

Calmer: #ceac59 with less saturation

  1. ceac59
  2. cbad64
  3. c8ad6e
  4. c5ae77
  5. c2ae80
  6. bfaf89
  7. bcaf91
  8. b9b099
  9. b6b0a1
  10. b3b0a9

Questions about #ceac59

What color is #ceac59?

#ceac59 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Hay Wain. In RGB it is rgb(206, 172, 89), in HSL hsl(42.56, 54.42%, 57.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.78% 0.10962 87.369).

What colors go well with #ceac59?

The complementary color of #ceac59 is #92aef7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e59e69 and #abba66. The triadic partners are #48c4d4 and #d697d4.

Is white or black text more readable on #ceac59?

Black text reads better on #ceac59: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and black gives 9.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ceac59 a warm or cool color?

#ceac59 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 87 degrees, its lightness 75.8% and its chroma 0.11.