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#cdca69 color: Mung Bean

#cdca69 is rgb(205, 202, 105) in RGB and oklch(82.119% 0.12003 107.183) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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58°
100%

82.1%
0.120
107°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • amber-300
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.71:1Hard to read
Lc -35
Black text
12.25:1Readable · AA
Lc 73

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About #cdca69

#cdca69 is a pastel light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 82.1% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 107°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.71:1 contrast and black text 12.25:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Mung Bean (#cac76d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-300.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #cdca69 mixed with white

  1. cdca69
  2. d2cf7a
  3. d7d58a
  4. dbda99
  5. e0e0a8
  6. e5e5b7
  7. eaeac6
  8. efefd4
  9. f5f5e2
  10. fafaf1

Darker: #cdca69 mixed with black

  1. cdca69
  2. b2af5a
  3. 98954c
  4. 7e7c3e
  5. 666431
  6. 4e4d24
  7. 383718
  8. 23220c
  9. 0f0f04
  10. 020200

Calmer: #cdca69 with less saturation

  1. cdca69
  2. ccca74
  3. cbc97f
  4. cac989
  5. c9c892
  6. c8c89b
  7. c7c7a4
  8. c7c7ac
  9. c6c6b4
  10. c5c5bc

Questions about #cdca69

What color is #cdca69?

#cdca69 is pastel light yellow. The closest named color is Mung Bean. In RGB it is rgb(205, 202, 105), in HSL hsl(58.2, 50%, 60.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(82.119% 0.12003 107.183).

What colors go well with #cdca69?

The complementary color of #cdca69 is #bfb9ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f0ba65 and #9fd789. The triadic partners are #63d4ff and #fea4d3.

Is white or black text more readable on #cdca69?

Black text reads better on #cdca69: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and black gives 12.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cdca69 a warm or cool color?

#cdca69 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 107 degrees, its lightness 82.1% and its chroma 0.12.