#cad700

Color #cad700

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Yellow #ffff00 · ΔE 19.57 Nearest Tailwind class lime-400 #9ae600 · ΔE 10.4

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#cad700

RGB

rgb(202, 215, 0)

HSL

hsl(63.6, 100%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(63.6, 100%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 0%, 100%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(82.46, -24.43, 81.87)

LCH

lch(82.46, 85.44, 106.62)

OKLCH

oklch(84.1%, 0.1891, 114.1)

HWB

hwb(63.6, 0%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0d00d7

Analogous

#d77900

#cad700

#5fd700

Triadic

#cad700

#00cad7

#d700ca

Split-complementary

#cad700

#005fd7

#7900d7

Tetradic

#cad700

#00d70d

#0d00d7

#d700ca

Square

#cad700

#00d779

#0d00d7

#d7005f

Shades

Color #cad700 mixed toward black.

#a9b300

#878f00

#656c00

#434800

#222400

Tints

Color #cad700 mixed toward white.

#f0ff09

#f3ff3a

#f6ff6c

#f9ff9d

#fcffce

Tones

Color #cad700 mixed toward gray.

#bbc512

#abb324

#9ba136

#8b8f48

#7b7e5a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d0d071 · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#cfce7d · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#cb949a · ΔE 47.7

Achromatopsia

#cdcdcd · ΔE 29.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #cad700;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cad700]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#cad700 (#cad700) is rgb(202, 215, 0) in RGB.

No, #cad700 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #cad700, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast