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#d1af42 color: Ceylon Yellow

#d1af42 is rgb(209, 175, 66) in RGB and oklch(76.441% 0.1309 91.444) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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46°
100%

76.4%
0.131
91°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.12:1Hard to read
Lc -46
Black text
9.92:1Readable · AA
Lc 63

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About #d1af42

#d1af42 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 76.4% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 91°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.12:1 contrast and black text 9.92:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Ceylon Yellow (#d4ae40). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #d1af42 mixed with white

  1. d1af42
  2. d6b75a
  3. dabf6f
  4. dfc783
  5. e3cf95
  6. e8d7a7
  7. eddfb9
  8. f1e7cb
  9. f6efdc
  10. faf7ee

Darker: #d1af42 mixed with black

  1. d1af42
  2. b59838
  3. 9b812f
  4. 816b25
  5. 68561c
  6. 504114
  7. 392e0b
  8. 231c05
  9. 100b01
  10. 020100

Calmer: #d1af42 with less saturation

  1. d1af42
  2. ceb052
  3. cbb060
  4. c8b16d
  5. c5b178
  6. c2b283
  7. bfb28d
  8. bbb297
  9. b8b2a0
  10. b5b2a9

Questions about #d1af42

What color is #d1af42?

#d1af42 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Ceylon Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(209, 175, 66), in HSL hsl(45.73, 60.85%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.441% 0.1309 91.444).

What colors go well with #d1af42?

The complementary color of #d1af42 is #95adff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ee9e54 and #a5bf5a. The triadic partners are #12c8e2 and #e292d8.

Is white or black text more readable on #d1af42?

Black text reads better on #d1af42: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and black gives 9.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #d1af42 a warm or cool color?

#d1af42 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 91 degrees, its lightness 76.4% and its chroma 0.131.