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#cdbe56 color: Limón Fresco

#cdbe56 is rgb(205, 190, 86) in RGB and oklch(79.361% 0.1259 101.176) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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52°
100%

79.4%
0.126
101°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.89:1Hard to read
Lc -40
Black text
11.10:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #cdbe56

#cdbe56 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 79.4% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 101°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.89:1 contrast and black text 11.1:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Limón Fresco (#cebc55). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #cdbe56 mixed with white

  1. cdbe56
  2. d2c56a
  3. d7cb7c
  4. dbd28e
  5. e0d89f
  6. e5dfaf
  7. eae5bf
  8. efeccf
  9. f5f2df
  10. faf9ef

Darker: #cdbe56 mixed with black

  1. cdbe56
  2. b2a54a
  3. 988c3e
  4. 7e7532
  5. 665e27
  6. 4e481c
  7. 383312
  8. 231f08
  9. 0f0d02
  10. 020200

Calmer: #cdbe56 with less saturation

  1. cdbe56
  2. cbbe63
  3. c9be6f
  4. c7be7b
  5. c6be85
  6. c4be8f
  7. c2bd98
  8. c0bda1
  9. bfbdaa
  10. bdbcb3

Questions about #cdbe56

What color is #cdbe56?

#cdbe56 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Limón Fresco. In RGB it is rgb(205, 190, 86), in HSL hsl(52.44, 54.34%, 57.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.361% 0.1259 101.176).

What colors go well with #cdbe56?

The complementary color of #cdbe56 is #aeb2ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #eead59 and #9fcc75. The triadic partners are #47cef5 and #f29bd3.

Is white or black text more readable on #cdbe56?

Black text reads better on #cdbe56: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and black gives 11.1:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cdbe56 a warm or cool color?

#cdbe56 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 101 degrees, its lightness 79.4% and its chroma 0.126.