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#cdba2a color: Yellowstone

#cdba2a is rgb(205, 186, 42) in RGB and oklch(78.174% 0.1524 101.272) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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53°
100%

78.2%
0.152
101°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amber
  • yellow-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.97:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.65:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #cdba2a

#cdba2a is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 78.2% lightness, 0.152 chroma and a hue of 101°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.97:1 contrast and black text 10.65:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Yellowstone (#ceb736). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #cdba2a mixed with white

  1. cdba2a
  2. d2c14c
  3. d7c865
  4. dbcf7b
  5. e0d68f
  6. e5dda3
  7. eae4b6
  8. efebc8
  9. f5f2db
  10. faf8ed

Darker: #cdba2a mixed with black

  1. cdba2a
  2. b2a123
  3. 98891c
  4. 7e7216
  5. 665c10
  6. 4e460a
  7. 383205
  8. 231e02
  9. 0f0d01
  10. 020200

Calmer: #cdba2a with less saturation

  1. cdba2a
  2. cbba44
  3. c8ba57
  4. c6ba66
  5. c4ba74
  6. c2ba81
  7. c0ba8d
  8. beb998
  9. bcb9a3
  10. bab8ad

Questions about #cdba2a

What color is #cdba2a?

#cdba2a is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Yellowstone. In RGB it is rgb(205, 186, 42), in HSL hsl(53.01, 65.99%, 48.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.174% 0.1524 101.272).

What colors go well with #cdba2a?

The complementary color of #cdba2a is #a9adff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f4a532 and #94cb5e. The triadic partners are #00ccfc and #f88ed4.

Is white or black text more readable on #cdba2a?

Black text reads better on #cdba2a: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and black gives 10.65:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cdba2a a warm or cool color?

#cdba2a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 101 degrees, its lightness 78.2% and its chroma 0.152.