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#cdbf56 color: Sulphur Yellow

#cdbf56 is rgb(205, 191, 86) in RGB and oklch(79.571% 0.12682 101.774) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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53°
100%

79.6%
0.127
102°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.88:1Hard to read
Lc -40
Black text
11.18:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #cdbf56

#cdbf56 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 79.6% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 102°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.88:1 contrast and black text 11.18:1, 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: #cdbf56 mixed with white

  1. cdbf56
  2. d2c66a
  3. d7cc7c
  4. dbd38e
  5. e0d99f
  6. e5dfaf
  7. eae6bf
  8. efeccf
  9. f5f2df
  10. faf9ef

Darker: #cdbf56 mixed with black

  1. cdbf56
  2. b2a64a
  3. 988d3e
  4. 7e7532
  5. 665e27
  6. 4e481c
  7. 383312
  8. 231f08
  9. 0f0d02
  10. 020200

Calmer: #cdbf56 with less saturation

  1. cdbf56
  2. cbbf64
  3. c9bf70
  4. c8bf7b
  5. c6bf85
  6. c4be8f
  7. c3be99
  8. c1bea2
  9. bfbdab
  10. bebdb4

Questions about #cdbf56

What color is #cdbf56?

#cdbf56 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sulphur Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(205, 191, 86), in HSL hsl(52.94, 54.34%, 57.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.571% 0.12682 101.774).

What colors go well with #cdbf56?

The complementary color of #cdbf56 is #afb2ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #efae59 and #9ecd75. The triadic partners are #47cef6 and #f49bd4.

Is white or black text more readable on #cdbf56?

Black text reads better on #cdbf56: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and black gives 11.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cdbf56 a warm or cool color?

#cdbf56 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 102 degrees, its lightness 79.6% and its chroma 0.127.