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#cdbb39 color: Yellowstone

#cdbb39 is rgb(205, 187, 57) in RGB and oklch(78.473% 0.14512 101.188) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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53°
100%

78.5%
0.145
101°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amber
  • yellow-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.95:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.76:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #cdbb39

#cdbb39 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 78.5% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 101°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.95:1 contrast and black text 10.76:1, 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: #cdbb39 mixed with white

  1. cdbb39
  2. d2c255
  3. d7c96c
  4. dbd080
  5. e0d794
  6. e5dea6
  7. eae4b8
  8. efebca
  9. f5f2dc
  10. faf8ed

Darker: #cdbb39 mixed with black

  1. cdbb39
  2. b2a230
  3. 988a28
  4. 7e731f
  5. 665c17
  6. 4e4610
  7. 383209
  8. 231f04
  9. 0f0d01
  10. 020200

Calmer: #cdbb39 with less saturation

  1. cdbb39
  2. cbbb4d
  3. c9bb5e
  4. c7bb6c
  5. c4bb79
  6. c2bb85
  7. c0bb90
  8. beba9b
  9. bcbaa5
  10. bbb9af

Questions about #cdbb39

What color is #cdbb39?

#cdbb39 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Yellowstone. In RGB it is rgb(205, 187, 57), in HSL hsl(52.7, 59.68%, 51.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.473% 0.14512 101.188).

What colors go well with #cdbb39?

The complementary color of #cdbb39 is #aaaeff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f2a73f and #97cc64. The triadic partners are #00cdfa and #f792d4.

Is white or black text more readable on #cdbb39?

Black text reads better on #cdbb39: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and black gives 10.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cdbb39 a warm or cool color?

#cdbb39 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 101 degrees, its lightness 78.5% and its chroma 0.145.