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#cebc37 color: Indian Pale Ale

#cebc37 is rgb(206, 188, 55) in RGB and oklch(78.761% 0.14712 101.334) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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53°
100%

78.8%
0.147
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 #cebc37

#cebc37 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 78.8% lightness, 0.147 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: #cebc37 mixed with white

  1. cebc37
  2. d3c354
  3. d7ca6b
  4. dcd180
  5. e1d893
  6. e6dea6
  7. ebe5b8
  8. f0ecca
  9. f5f2dc
  10. faf9ed

Darker: #cebc37 mixed with black

  1. cebc37
  2. b3a32e
  3. 988b26
  4. 7f731e
  5. 665d16
  6. 4e470f
  7. 383208
  8. 231f03
  9. 0f0d01
  10. 020200

Calmer: #cebc37 with less saturation

  1. cebc37
  2. ccbc4c
  3. cabc5d
  4. c8bc6c
  5. c5bc79
  6. c3bc85
  7. c1bc90
  8. bfbb9b
  9. bdbba5
  10. bbbab0

Questions about #cebc37

What color is #cebc37?

#cebc37 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Indian Pale Ale. In RGB it is rgb(206, 188, 55), in HSL hsl(52.85, 60.64%, 51.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.761% 0.14712 101.334).

What colors go well with #cebc37?

The complementary color of #cebc37 is #abafff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f4a83d and #97cd64. The triadic partners are #00cefc and #f992d5.

Is white or black text more readable on #cebc37?

Black text reads better on #cebc37: 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 #cebc37 a warm or cool color?

#cebc37 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 101 degrees, its lightness 78.8% and its chroma 0.147.