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#cdae0b color: Sulphur

#cdae0b is rgb(205, 174, 11) in RGB and oklch(75.568% 0.15375 95.968) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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75.6%
0.154
96°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • yellow-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.18:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.66:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #cdae0b

#cdae0b is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 75.6% lightness, 0.154 chroma and a hue of 96°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.18:1 contrast and black text 9.66:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Sulphur (#cab012). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #cdae0b mixed with white

  1. cdae0b
  2. d2b63e
  3. d7bf5b
  4. dcc773
  5. e1cf88
  6. e6d79d
  7. ebdfb1
  8. f0e7c5
  9. f5efd8
  10. faf7ec

Darker: #cdae0b mixed with black

  1. cdae0b
  2. b29708
  3. 988006
  4. 7e6a04
  5. 665502
  6. 4e4101
  7. 382e01
  8. 231c00
  9. 0f0b00
  10. 020100

Calmer: #cdae0b with less saturation

  1. cdae0b
  2. caaf35
  3. c7af4a
  4. c4b05b
  5. c1b06a
  6. beb077
  7. bbb084
  8. b8b08f
  9. b5b09a
  10. b2b0a5

Questions about #cdae0b

What color is #cdae0b?

#cdae0b is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sulphur. In RGB it is rgb(205, 174, 11), in HSL hsl(50.41, 89.81%, 42.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.568% 0.15375 95.968).

What colors go well with #cdae0b?

The complementary color of #cdae0b is #97a6ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f0992d and #98c149. The triadic partners are #00c6ed and #eb87d5.

Is white or black text more readable on #cdae0b?

Black text reads better on #cdae0b: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and black gives 9.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cdae0b a warm or cool color?

#cdae0b is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 96 degrees, its lightness 75.6% and its chroma 0.154.