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#cdbe39 color: Indian Pale Ale

#cdbe39 is rgb(205, 190, 57) in RGB and oklch(79.105% 0.14762 102.727) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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54°
100%

79.1%
0.148
103°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amber
  • yellow-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.91:1Hard to read
Lc -40
Black text
11.02:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #cdbe39

#cdbe39 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 79.1% lightness, 0.148 chroma and a hue of 103°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.91:1 contrast and black text 11.02:1, 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: #cdbe39 mixed with white

  1. cdbe39
  2. d2c555
  3. d7cb6c
  4. dbd281
  5. e0d994
  6. e5dfa7
  7. eae6b9
  8. efecca
  9. f4f2dc
  10. faf9ee

Darker: #cdbe39 mixed with black

  1. cdbe39
  2. b2a530
  3. 988c28
  4. 7e751f
  5. 665e17
  6. 4e4810
  7. 383309
  8. 231f04
  9. 0f0d01
  10. 020200

Calmer: #cdbe39 with less saturation

  1. cdbe39
  2. cbbe4e
  3. c9be5e
  4. c7be6d
  5. c5be7a
  6. c3bd86
  7. c2bd91
  8. c0bd9c
  9. bebca7
  10. bcbbb1

Questions about #cdbe39

What color is #cdbe39?

#cdbe39 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Indian Pale Ale. In RGB it is rgb(205, 190, 57), in HSL hsl(53.92, 59.68%, 51.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.105% 0.14762 102.727).

What colors go well with #cdbe39?

The complementary color of #cdbe39 is #afafff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f4aa3c and #95cf67. The triadic partners are #00ceff and #fb93d4.

Is white or black text more readable on #cdbe39?

Black text reads better on #cdbe39: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and black gives 11.02:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cdbe39 a warm or cool color?

#cdbe39 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 103 degrees, its lightness 79.1% and its chroma 0.148.