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#cebc40 color: Yellowstone

#cebc40 is rgb(206, 188, 64) in RGB and oklch(78.826% 0.1414 100.902) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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52°
100%

78.8%
0.141
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
10.89:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #cebc40

#cebc40 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 78.8% lightness, 0.141 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 10.89:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Yellowstone (#ceb736). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #cebc40 mixed with white

  1. cebc40
  2. d3c35a
  3. d7ca6f
  4. dcd183
  5. e1d796
  6. e6dea8
  7. ebe5ba
  8. f0ebcb
  9. f5f2dd
  10. faf9ee

Darker: #cebc40 mixed with black

  1. cebc40
  2. b3a336
  3. 988b2d
  4. 7f7324
  5. 665d1b
  6. 4e4713
  7. 38320b
  8. 231f05
  9. 0f0d01
  10. 020200

Calmer: #cebc40 with less saturation

  1. cebc40
  2. ccbc52
  3. cabc62
  4. c8bc6f
  5. c6bc7c
  6. c3bc87
  7. c1bc92
  8. c0bb9c
  9. bebba6
  10. bcbab0

Questions about #cebc40

What color is #cebc40?

#cebc40 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Yellowstone. In RGB it is rgb(206, 188, 64), in HSL hsl(52.39, 59.17%, 52.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.826% 0.1414 100.902).

What colors go well with #cebc40?

The complementary color of #cebc40 is #abafff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f2a946 and #9acc68. The triadic partners are #18cef9 and #f694d5.

Is white or black text more readable on #cebc40?

Black text reads better on #cebc40: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and black gives 10.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cebc40 a warm or cool color?

#cebc40 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 101 degrees, its lightness 78.8% and its chroma 0.141.