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#cfac10 color: Hot Sand

#cfac10 is rgb(207, 172, 16) in RGB and oklch(75.365% 0.15185 93.87) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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49°
100%

75.4%
0.152
94°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • yellow-500
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.20:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.56:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #cfac10

#cfac10 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 75.4% lightness, 0.152 chroma and a hue of 94°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.2:1 contrast and black text 9.56:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Hot Sand (#ccaa00). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #cfac10 mixed with white

  1. cfac10
  2. d4b53f
  3. d8bd5b
  4. ddc673
  5. e2ce89
  6. e7d69d
  7. ecdfb1
  8. f0e7c5
  9. f5efd8
  10. faf7ec

Darker: #cfac10 mixed with black

  1. cfac10
  2. b4950c
  3. 997f09
  4. 7f6906
  5. 675404
  6. 4f4002
  7. 382d01
  8. 231b00
  9. 100b00
  10. 020100

Calmer: #cfac10 with less saturation

  1. cfac10
  2. ccad36
  3. c9ad4b
  4. c5ae5c
  5. c2ae6a
  6. bfaf77
  7. bcaf83
  8. b8af8f
  9. b5af9a
  10. b2afa5

Questions about #cfac10

What color is #cfac10?

#cfac10 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Hot Sand. In RGB it is rgb(207, 172, 16), in HSL hsl(49.01, 85.65%, 43.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.365% 0.15185 93.87).

What colors go well with #cfac10?

The complementary color of #cfac10 is #92a6ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f19734 and #9bbf46. The triadic partners are #00c6e9 and #e888d7.

Is white or black text more readable on #cfac10?

Black text reads better on #cfac10: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and black gives 9.56:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cfac10 a warm or cool color?

#cfac10 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 94 degrees, its lightness 75.4% and its chroma 0.152.