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#cdbe50 color: Sulphur Yellow

#cdbe50 is rgb(205, 190, 80) in RGB and oklch(79.298% 0.13104 101.578) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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53°
100%

79.3%
0.131
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
11.08:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #cdbe50

#cdbe50 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 79.3% lightness, 0.131 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 11.08:1, 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: #cdbe50 mixed with white

  1. cdbe50
  2. d2c565
  3. d7cb79
  4. dbd28b
  5. e0d99c
  6. e5dfad
  7. eae6be
  8. efecce
  9. f5f2df
  10. faf9ef

Darker: #cdbe50 mixed with black

  1. cdbe50
  2. b2a544
  3. 988c39
  4. 7e752e
  5. 665e24
  6. 4e481a
  7. 383310
  8. 231f07
  9. 0f0d02
  10. 020200

Calmer: #cdbe50 with less saturation

  1. cdbe50
  2. cbbe5f
  3. c9be6c
  4. c7be77
  5. c6be82
  6. c4bd8d
  7. c2bd97
  8. c0bda0
  9. bfbca9
  10. bdbcb2

Questions about #cdbe50

What color is #cdbe50?

#cdbe50 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sulphur Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(205, 190, 80), in HSL hsl(52.8, 55.56%, 55.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.298% 0.13104 101.578).

What colors go well with #cdbe50?

The complementary color of #cdbe50 is #aeb1ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f0ac53 and #9dcd71. The triadic partners are #3dcef7 and #f599d4.

Is white or black text more readable on #cdbe50?

Black text reads better on #cdbe50: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and black gives 11.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cdbe50 a warm or cool color?

#cdbe50 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 102 degrees, its lightness 79.3% and its chroma 0.131.