#cec156 color: Sulphur Yellow
#cec156 is rgb(206, 193, 86) in RGB and oklch(80.08% 0.12867 102.425) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Yellow
- Light
- Vivid
- Neutral
- ≈ Sand
- yellow-500
- Black 19%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #cec156
#cec156 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 80.1% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 102°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 1.84:1 contrast and black text 11.39:1, so black text reads better.
The closest named color is Sulphur Yellow (#ccc050). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.
Lighter: #cec156 mixed with white
Darker: #cec156 mixed with black
Calmer: #cec156 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #cec156
Questions about #cec156
What color is #cec156?
#cec156 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sulphur Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(206, 193, 86), in HSL hsl(53.5, 55.05%, 57.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.08% 0.12867 102.425).
What colors go well with #cec156?
The complementary color of #cec156 is #b2b3ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f1b058 and #9ed077. The triadic partners are #47d0f9 and #f79cd5.
Is white or black text more readable on #cec156?
Black text reads better on #cec156: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and black gives 11.39:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #cec156 a warm or cool color?
#cec156 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 102 degrees, its lightness 80.1% and its chroma 0.129.