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#cdba66 color: The Weight of Gold

#cdba66 is rgb(205, 186, 102) in RGB and oklch(78.725% 0.10714 96.905) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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49°
100%

78.7%
0.107
97°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.94:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.81:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #cdba66

#cdba66 is a soft light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 78.7% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 97°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.94:1 contrast and black text 10.81:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is The Weight of Gold (#cdbb63). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #cdba66 mixed with white

  1. cdba66
  2. d2c177
  3. d7c887
  4. dccf96
  5. e1d6a6
  6. e6ddb5
  7. ebe4c4
  8. f0ead2
  9. f5f1e1
  10. faf8f0

Darker: #cdba66 mixed with black

  1. cdba66
  2. b2a158
  3. 98894a
  4. 7e723c
  5. 665c2f
  6. 4e4623
  7. 383217
  8. 231e0c
  9. 0f0d04
  10. 020200

Calmer: #cdba66 with less saturation

  1. cdba66
  2. cbba70
  3. c9ba7a
  4. c7ba83
  5. c5ba8b
  6. c3ba93
  7. c1ba9b
  8. bfbaa3
  9. bdbaab
  10. bbbab2

Questions about #cdba66

What color is #cdba66?

#cdba66 is soft light yellow. The closest named color is The Weight of Gold. In RGB it is rgb(205, 186, 102), in HSL hsl(48.93, 50.74%, 60.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.725% 0.10714 96.905).

What colors go well with #cdba66?

The complementary color of #cdba66 is #a8b3fe. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e8ac6c and #a7c77a. The triadic partners are #5dcbe6 and #e69fd3.

Is white or black text more readable on #cdba66?

Black text reads better on #cdba66: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and black gives 10.81:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cdba66 a warm or cool color?

#cdba66 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 97 degrees, its lightness 78.7% and its chroma 0.107.