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#cebc36 color: Indian Pale Ale

#cebc36 is rgb(206, 188, 54) in RGB and oklch(78.754% 0.1477 101.377) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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53°
100%

78.8%
0.148
101°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amber
  • yellow-500
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.93:1Hard to read
Lc -41
Black text
10.87:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #cebc36

#cebc36 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 78.8% lightness, 0.148 chroma and a hue of 101°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.93:1 contrast and black text 10.87:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Indian Pale Ale (#d5bc26). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #cebc36 mixed with white

  1. cebc36
  2. d3c353
  3. d7ca6a
  4. dcd17f
  5. e1d893
  6. e6dea6
  7. ebe5b8
  8. f0ecca
  9. f5f2dc
  10. faf9ed

Darker: #cebc36 mixed with black

  1. cebc36
  2. b3a32e
  3. 988b25
  4. 7f731e
  5. 665d16
  6. 4e470f
  7. 383208
  8. 231f03
  9. 0f0d01
  10. 020200

Calmer: #cebc36 with less saturation

  1. cebc36
  2. ccbc4c
  3. cabc5d
  4. c8bc6b
  5. c5bc78
  6. c3bc84
  7. c1bc90
  8. bfbb9b
  9. bdbba5
  10. bbbab0

Questions about #cebc36

What color is #cebc36?

#cebc36 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Indian Pale Ale. In RGB it is rgb(206, 188, 54), in HSL hsl(52.89, 60.8%, 50.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.754% 0.1477 101.377).

What colors go well with #cebc36?

The complementary color of #cebc36 is #acafff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f4a83c and #97cd63. The triadic partners are #00cefc and #f992d5.

Is white or black text more readable on #cebc36?

Black text reads better on #cebc36: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and black gives 10.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cebc36 a warm or cool color?

#cebc36 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 101 degrees, its lightness 78.8% and its chroma 0.148.