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#cdc153 color: Sulphur Yellow

#cdc153 is rgb(205, 193, 83) in RGB and oklch(79.96% 0.13128 103.108) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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54°
100%

80%
0.131
103°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.85:1Hard to read
Lc -39
Black text
11.35:1Readable · AA
Lc 69

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About #cdc153

#cdc153 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 80% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 103°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.85:1 contrast and black text 11.35:1, 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: #cdc153 mixed with white

  1. cdc153
  2. d2c768
  3. d7ce7b
  4. dbd48d
  5. e0da9e
  6. e5e1ae
  7. eae7bf
  8. efedcf
  9. f5f3df
  10. faf9ef

Darker: #cdc153 mixed with black

  1. cdc153
  2. b2a747
  3. 988f3b
  4. 7e7730
  5. 665f25
  6. 4e491b
  7. 383411
  8. 232008
  9. 0f0e02
  10. 020200

Calmer: #cdc153 with less saturation

  1. cdc153
  2. cbc161
  3. cac16e
  4. c8c17a
  5. c6c085
  6. c5c08f
  7. c3c099
  8. c2bfa2
  9. c0bfac
  10. bfbeb5

Questions about #cdc153

What color is #cdc153?

#cdc153 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sulphur Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(205, 193, 83), in HSL hsl(54.1, 54.95%, 56.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.96% 0.13128 103.108).

What colors go well with #cdc153?

The complementary color of #cdc153 is #b2b2ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f0af54 and #9cd076. The triadic partners are #43cffb and #f89ad4.

Is white or black text more readable on #cdc153?

Black text reads better on #cdc153: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and black gives 11.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cdc153 a warm or cool color?

#cdc153 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 103 degrees, its lightness 80% and its chroma 0.131.