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#ceae50 color: Haystack

#ceae50 is rgb(206, 174, 80) in RGB and oklch(76.08% 0.11872 90.523) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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45°
100%

76.1%
0.119
91°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.14:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.79:1Readable · AA
Lc 62

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About #ceae50

#ceae50 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 76.1% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 91°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.14:1 contrast and black text 9.79:1, 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: #ceae50 mixed with white

  1. ceae50
  2. d3b664
  3. d8be77
  4. ddc789
  5. e2cf9a
  6. e6d7ab
  7. ebdfbc
  8. f0e7cd
  9. f5efde
  10. faf7ee

Darker: #ceae50 mixed with black

  1. ceae50
  2. b39744
  3. 988039
  4. 7f6a2e
  5. 665524
  6. 4e411a
  7. 382e10
  8. 231c07
  9. 0f0b02
  10. 020100

Calmer: #ceae50 with less saturation

  1. ceae50
  2. cbaf5d
  3. c8af68
  4. c5b073
  5. c2b07d
  6. c0b086
  7. bdb18f
  8. bab198
  9. b7b1a1
  10. b4b1a9

Questions about #ceae50

What color is #ceae50?

#ceae50 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Haystack. In RGB it is rgb(206, 174, 80), in HSL hsl(44.76, 56.25%, 56.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.08% 0.11872 90.523).

What colors go well with #ceae50?

The complementary color of #ceae50 is #95adfd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e89f5f and #a7bd63. The triadic partners are #39c5db and #dc95d5.

Is white or black text more readable on #ceae50?

Black text reads better on #ceae50: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and black gives 9.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ceae50 a warm or cool color?

#ceae50 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 91 degrees, its lightness 76.1% and its chroma 0.119.