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#ceae39 color: Sugar Leaves

#ceae39 is rgb(206, 174, 57) in RGB and oklch(75.869% 0.13575 93.241) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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47°
100%

75.9%
0.136
93°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.16:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.74:1Readable · AA
Lc 62

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About #ceae39

#ceae39 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 75.9% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 93°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.16:1 contrast and black text 9.74:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Sugar Leaves (#cdb141). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #ceae39 mixed with white

  1. ceae39
  2. d3b654
  3. d8bf6a
  4. ddc77e
  5. e1cf92
  6. e6d7a5
  7. ebdfb7
  8. f0e7c9
  9. f5efdb
  10. faf7ed

Darker: #ceae39 mixed with black

  1. ceae39
  2. b39730
  3. 988028
  4. 7f6a1f
  5. 665517
  6. 4e4110
  7. 382e09
  8. 231c04
  9. 0f0b01
  10. 020100

Calmer: #ceae39 with less saturation

  1. ceae39
  2. cbaf4c
  3. c8af5b
  4. c5b068
  5. c2b074
  6. bfb07f
  7. bcb08a
  8. b9b194
  9. b6b19e
  10. b3b1a7

Questions about #ceae39

What color is #ceae39?

#ceae39 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sugar Leaves. In RGB it is rgb(206, 174, 57), in HSL hsl(47.11, 60.32%, 51.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.869% 0.13575 93.241).

What colors go well with #ceae39?

The complementary color of #ceae39 is #95aaff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ed9c4b and #a0bf57. The triadic partners are #00c6e4 and #e48fd5.

Is white or black text more readable on #ceae39?

Black text reads better on #ceae39: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and black gives 9.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ceae39 a warm or cool color?

#ceae39 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 93 degrees, its lightness 75.9% and its chroma 0.136.