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#cec35a color: Sulphur Yellow

#cec35a is rgb(206, 195, 90) in RGB and oklch(80.544% 0.12703 103.343) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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54°
100%

80.5%
0.127
103°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.81:1Hard to read
Lc -38
Black text
11.58:1Readable · AA
Lc 70

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About #cec35a

#cec35a is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 80.5% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 103°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.81:1 contrast and black text 11.58:1, 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: #cec35a mixed with white

  1. cec35a
  2. d3c96d
  3. d7cf7f
  4. dcd590
  5. e1dba1
  6. e6e2b1
  7. ebe7c1
  8. f0edd0
  9. f5f3e0
  10. faf9f0

Darker: #cec35a mixed with black

  1. cec35a
  2. b3a94d
  3. 989041
  4. 7f7835
  5. 666029
  6. 4e4a1e
  7. 383413
  8. 232009
  9. 0f0e03
  10. 020200

Calmer: #cec35a with less saturation

  1. cec35a
  2. ccc367
  3. cbc373
  4. c9c37e
  5. c8c289
  6. c6c292
  7. c5c29c
  8. c3c1a5
  9. c2c1ae
  10. c1c0b7

Questions about #cec35a

What color is #cec35a?

#cec35a is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sulphur Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(206, 195, 90), in HSL hsl(54.31, 54.21%, 58.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.544% 0.12703 103.343).

What colors go well with #cec35a?

The complementary color of #cec35a is #b5b5ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f1b25b and #9ed17b. The triadic partners are #4dd1fb and #f99ed5.

Is white or black text more readable on #cec35a?

Black text reads better on #cec35a: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and black gives 11.58:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cec35a a warm or cool color?

#cec35a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 103 degrees, its lightness 80.5% and its chroma 0.127.