Skip to the color picker

#cdae39 color: Sugar Leaves

#cdae39 is rgb(205, 174, 57) in RGB and oklch(75.771% 0.13559 93.745) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

47°
100%

75.8%
0.136
94°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.16:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.71:1Readable · AA
Lc 62

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #cdae39

#cdae39 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 75.8% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 94°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.16:1 contrast and black text 9.71:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Sugar Leaves (#cdb141). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #cdae39 mixed with white

  1. cdae39
  2. d2b654
  3. d7bf6a
  4. dcc77e
  5. e1cf92
  6. e6d7a4
  7. ebdfb7
  8. f0e7c9
  9. f5efdb
  10. faf7ed

Darker: #cdae39 mixed with black

  1. cdae39
  2. b29730
  3. 988028
  4. 7e6a1f
  5. 665517
  6. 4e4110
  7. 382e09
  8. 231c04
  9. 0f0b01
  10. 020100

Calmer: #cdae39 with less saturation

  1. cdae39
  2. caaf4b
  3. c7af5b
  4. c4af68
  5. c1b074
  6. beb07f
  7. bcb08a
  8. b9b094
  9. b6b09d
  10. b3b0a7

Questions about #cdae39

What color is #cdae39?

#cdae39 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sugar Leaves. In RGB it is rgb(205, 174, 57), in HSL hsl(47.43, 59.68%, 51.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.771% 0.13559 93.745).

What colors go well with #cdae39?

The complementary color of #cdae39 is #95a9ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ec9c4a and #9fbf57. The triadic partners are #00c6e4 and #e48ed4.

Is white or black text more readable on #cdae39?

Black text reads better on #cdae39: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and black gives 9.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cdae39 a warm or cool color?

#cdae39 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 94 degrees, its lightness 75.8% and its chroma 0.136.