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#cdba3b color: Yellowstone

#cdba3b is rgb(205, 186, 59) in RGB and oklch(78.277% 0.14306 100.561) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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52°
100%

78.3%
0.143
101°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.97:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.68:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #cdba3b

#cdba3b is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 78.3% lightness, 0.143 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 10.68:1, 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: #cdba3b mixed with white

  1. cdba3b
  2. d2c156
  3. d7c86d
  4. dbcf81
  5. e0d694
  6. e5dda7
  7. eae4b9
  8. efebca
  9. f5f2dc
  10. faf8ee

Darker: #cdba3b mixed with black

  1. cdba3b
  2. b2a132
  3. 988929
  4. 7e7221
  5. 665c19
  6. 4e4611
  7. 383209
  8. 231e04
  9. 0f0d01
  10. 020200

Calmer: #cdba3b with less saturation

  1. cdba3b
  2. cbba4f
  3. c9ba5e
  4. c6ba6c
  5. c4ba79
  6. c2ba85
  7. c0ba90
  8. beba9a
  9. bcb9a4
  10. bab9ae

Questions about #cdba3b

What color is #cdba3b?

#cdba3b is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Yellowstone. In RGB it is rgb(205, 186, 59), in HSL hsl(52.19, 59.35%, 51.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.277% 0.14306 100.561).

What colors go well with #cdba3b?

The complementary color of #cdba3b is #a9adff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f1a742 and #98ca64. The triadic partners are #00ccf8 and #f592d4.

Is white or black text more readable on #cdba3b?

Black text reads better on #cdba3b: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and black gives 10.68:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cdba3b a warm or cool color?

#cdba3b is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 101 degrees, its lightness 78.3% and its chroma 0.143.