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#cebc42 color: Sulphur Yellow

#cebc42 is rgb(206, 188, 66) in RGB and oklch(78.842% 0.14002 100.794) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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52°
100%

78.8%
0.140
101°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.93:1Hard to read
Lc -41
Black text
10.90:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #cebc42

#cebc42 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 78.8% lightness, 0.14 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 10.9:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Sulphur Yellow (#ccc050). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #cebc42 mixed with white

  1. cebc42
  2. d3c35b
  3. d7ca70
  4. dcd184
  5. e1d797
  6. e6dea9
  7. ebe5ba
  8. f0ebcc
  9. f5f2dd
  10. faf9ee

Darker: #cebc42 mixed with black

  1. cebc42
  2. b3a338
  3. 988b2f
  4. 7f7325
  5. 665d1c
  6. 4e4714
  7. 38320b
  8. 231f05
  9. 0f0d01
  10. 020200

Calmer: #cebc42 with less saturation

  1. cebc42
  2. ccbc54
  3. cabc63
  4. c8bc70
  5. c6bc7c
  6. c4bc88
  7. c2bc92
  8. c0bb9d
  9. bebba7
  10. bcbab0

Questions about #cebc42

What color is #cebc42?

#cebc42 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sulphur Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(206, 188, 66), in HSL hsl(52.29, 58.82%, 53.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.842% 0.14002 100.794).

What colors go well with #cebc42?

The complementary color of #cebc42 is #abafff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f2a948 and #9acc68. The triadic partners are #1fcef9 and #f695d5.

Is white or black text more readable on #cebc42?

Black text reads better on #cebc42: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and black gives 10.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cebc42 a warm or cool color?

#cebc42 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 101 degrees, its lightness 78.8% and its chroma 0.14.