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#cdba42 color: Yellowstone

#cdba42 is rgb(205, 186, 66) in RGB and oklch(78.331% 0.13836 100.174) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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52°
100%

78.3%
0.138
100°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.96:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.70:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #cdba42

#cdba42 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 78.3% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 100°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.96:1 contrast and black text 10.7:1, 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: #cdba42 mixed with white

  1. cdba42
  2. d2c15b
  3. d7c870
  4. dbcf84
  5. e0d696
  6. e5dda8
  7. eae4ba
  8. efebcb
  9. f5f2dd
  10. faf8ee

Darker: #cdba42 mixed with black

  1. cdba42
  2. b2a138
  3. 98892f
  4. 7e7225
  5. 665c1c
  6. 4e4614
  7. 38320b
  8. 231e05
  9. 0f0d01
  10. 020200

Calmer: #cdba42 with less saturation

  1. cdba42
  2. cbba54
  3. c9ba62
  4. c6ba6f
  5. c4ba7b
  6. c2ba87
  7. c0ba91
  8. beba9b
  9. bcb9a5
  10. bab9af

Questions about #cdba42

What color is #cdba42?

#cdba42 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Yellowstone. In RGB it is rgb(205, 186, 66), in HSL hsl(51.8, 58.16%, 53.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.331% 0.13836 100.174).

What colors go well with #cdba42?

The complementary color of #cdba42 is #a8aeff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f0a749 and #9aca67. The triadic partners are #1fccf5 and #f394d4.

Is white or black text more readable on #cdba42?

Black text reads better on #cdba42: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and black gives 10.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cdba42 a warm or cool color?

#cdba42 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 100 degrees, its lightness 78.3% and its chroma 0.138.