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#cdba55 color: Limón Fresco

#cdba55 is rgb(205, 186, 85) in RGB and oklch(78.514% 0.12325 98.767) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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100%

78.5%
0.123
99°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.95:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.75:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #cdba55

#cdba55 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 78.5% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 99°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.95:1 contrast and black text 10.75:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Limón Fresco (#cebc55). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #cdba55 mixed with white

  1. cdba55
  2. d2c169
  3. d7c87b
  4. dccf8d
  5. e1d69e
  6. e5ddae
  7. ebe4bf
  8. f0ebcf
  9. f5f1df
  10. faf8ef

Darker: #cdba55 mixed with black

  1. cdba55
  2. b2a149
  3. 98893d
  4. 7e7231
  5. 665c26
  6. 4e461c
  7. 383211
  8. 231e08
  9. 0f0d02
  10. 020200

Calmer: #cdba55 with less saturation

  1. cdba55
  2. cbba62
  3. c9ba6e
  4. c7ba79
  5. c5ba83
  6. c3ba8d
  7. c1ba96
  8. bfba9f
  9. bdbaa8
  10. bbb9b0

Questions about #cdba55

What color is #cdba55?

#cdba55 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Limón Fresco. In RGB it is rgb(205, 186, 85), in HSL hsl(50.5, 54.55%, 56.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.514% 0.12325 98.767).

What colors go well with #cdba55?

The complementary color of #cdba55 is #a8b0ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ecaa5b and #a1c871. The triadic partners are #44cbee and #ed99d3.

Is white or black text more readable on #cdba55?

Black text reads better on #cdba55: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and black gives 10.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cdba55 a warm or cool color?

#cdba55 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 99 degrees, its lightness 78.5% and its chroma 0.123.