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#cdbd38 color: Indian Pale Ale

#cdbd38 is rgb(205, 189, 56) in RGB and oklch(78.887% 0.14738 102.262) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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54°
100%

78.9%
0.147
102°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amber
  • yellow-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.92:1Hard to read
Lc -41
Black text
10.93:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #cdbd38

#cdbd38 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 78.9% lightness, 0.147 chroma and a hue of 102°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.92:1 contrast and black text 10.93:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Indian Pale Ale (#d5bc26). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #cdbd38 mixed with white

  1. cdbd38
  2. d2c454
  3. d7cb6b
  4. dbd180
  5. e0d893
  6. e5dfa6
  7. eae5b8
  8. efecca
  9. f5f2dc
  10. faf9ed

Darker: #cdbd38 mixed with black

  1. cdbd38
  2. b2a42f
  3. 988c27
  4. 7e741f
  5. 665d17
  6. 4e470f
  7. 383308
  8. 231f04
  9. 0f0d01
  10. 020200

Calmer: #cdbd38 with less saturation

  1. cdbd38
  2. cbbd4d
  3. c9bd5e
  4. c7bd6c
  5. c5bd79
  6. c3bd85
  7. c1bc91
  8. bfbc9b
  9. bdbba6
  10. bcbbb0

Questions about #cdbd38

What color is #cdbd38?

#cdbd38 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Indian Pale Ale. In RGB it is rgb(205, 189, 56), in HSL hsl(53.56, 59.84%, 51.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.887% 0.14738 102.262).

What colors go well with #cdbd38?

The complementary color of #cdbd38 is #adafff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f3a93c and #96ce66. The triadic partners are #00cefe and #fa92d4.

Is white or black text more readable on #cdbd38?

Black text reads better on #cdbd38: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and black gives 10.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cdbd38 a warm or cool color?

#cdbd38 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 102 degrees, its lightness 78.9% and its chroma 0.147.