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#cdbe4f color: Sulphur Yellow

#cdbe4f is rgb(205, 190, 79) in RGB and oklch(79.288% 0.13186 101.641) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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53°
100%

79.3%
0.132
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 #cdbe4f

#cdbe4f is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 79.3% lightness, 0.132 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: #cdbe4f mixed with white

  1. cdbe4f
  2. d2c565
  3. d7cb78
  4. dbd28a
  5. e0d99c
  6. e5dfad
  7. eae6bd
  8. efecce
  9. f5f2de
  10. faf9ef

Darker: #cdbe4f mixed with black

  1. cdbe4f
  2. b2a544
  3. 988c38
  4. 7e752e
  5. 665e23
  6. 4e4819
  7. 383310
  8. 231f07
  9. 0f0d02
  10. 020200

Calmer: #cdbe4f with less saturation

  1. cdbe4f
  2. cbbe5e
  3. c9be6b
  4. c7be77
  5. c6be82
  6. c4bd8c
  7. c2bd96
  8. c0bda0
  9. bfbca9
  10. bdbcb2

Questions about #cdbe4f

What color is #cdbe4f?

#cdbe4f is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sulphur Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(205, 190, 79), in HSL hsl(52.86, 55.75%, 55.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.288% 0.13186 101.641).

What colors go well with #cdbe4f?

The complementary color of #cdbe4f is #aeb1ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f0ac52 and #9ccd71. The triadic partners are #3ccef7 and #f598d4.

Is white or black text more readable on #cdbe4f?

Black text reads better on #cdbe4f: 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 #cdbe4f a warm or cool color?

#cdbe4f is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 102 degrees, its lightness 79.3% and its chroma 0.132.