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#cdbe4d color: Sulphur Yellow

#cdbe4d is rgb(205, 190, 77) in RGB and oklch(79.269% 0.13348 101.762) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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53°
100%

79.3%
0.133
102°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.90:1Hard to read
Lc -40
Black text
11.07:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #cdbe4d

#cdbe4d is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 79.3% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 102°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.9:1 contrast and black text 11.07:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Sulphur Yellow (#ccc050). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #cdbe4d mixed with white

  1. cdbe4d
  2. d2c563
  3. d7cb77
  4. dbd289
  5. e0d99b
  6. e5dfac
  7. eae6bd
  8. efecce
  9. f5f2de
  10. faf9ef

Darker: #cdbe4d mixed with black

  1. cdbe4d
  2. b2a542
  3. 988c37
  4. 7e752c
  5. 665e22
  6. 4e4818
  7. 38330f
  8. 231f07
  9. 0f0d02
  10. 020200

Calmer: #cdbe4d with less saturation

  1. cdbe4d
  2. cbbe5c
  3. c9be6a
  4. c7be76
  5. c6be81
  6. c4bd8c
  7. c2bd96
  8. c0bda0
  9. bebca9
  10. bdbcb2

Questions about #cdbe4d

What color is #cdbe4d?

#cdbe4d is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sulphur Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(205, 190, 77), in HSL hsl(52.97, 56.14%, 55.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.269% 0.13348 101.762).

What colors go well with #cdbe4d?

The complementary color of #cdbe4d is #aeb1ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f0ac50 and #9ccd70. The triadic partners are #38cef8 and #f598d4.

Is white or black text more readable on #cdbe4d?

Black text reads better on #cdbe4d: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and black gives 11.07:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cdbe4d a warm or cool color?

#cdbe4d is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 102 degrees, its lightness 79.3% and its chroma 0.133.