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#cdc155 color: Sulphur Yellow

#cdc155 is rgb(205, 193, 85) in RGB and oklch(79.981% 0.12957 102.997) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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54°
100%

80%
0.130
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 #cdc155

#cdc155 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 80% lightness, 0.13 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: #cdc155 mixed with white

  1. cdc155
  2. d2c769
  3. d7ce7c
  4. dbd48e
  5. e0da9f
  6. e5e1af
  7. eae7bf
  8. efedcf
  9. f5f3df
  10. faf9ef

Darker: #cdc155 mixed with black

  1. cdc155
  2. b2a749
  3. 988f3d
  4. 7e7731
  5. 665f26
  6. 4e491c
  7. 383411
  8. 232008
  9. 0f0e02
  10. 020200

Calmer: #cdc155 with less saturation

  1. cdc155
  2. cbc163
  3. cac16f
  4. c8c17b
  5. c6c086
  6. c5c090
  7. c3c099
  8. c2bfa3
  9. c0bfac
  10. bfbeb5

Questions about #cdc155

What color is #cdc155?

#cdc155 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sulphur Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(205, 193, 85), in HSL hsl(54, 54.55%, 56.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.981% 0.12957 102.997).

What colors go well with #cdc155?

The complementary color of #cdc155 is #b2b3ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f0b056 and #9dd077. The triadic partners are #46cffa and #f79bd4.

Is white or black text more readable on #cdc155?

Black text reads better on #cdc155: 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 #cdc155 a warm or cool color?

#cdc155 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 103 degrees, its lightness 80% and its chroma 0.13.