#cbad42

Color #cbad42

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 15.16 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#cbad42

RGB

rgb(203, 173, 66)

HSL

hsl(46.9, 56.8%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.9, 67.5%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.8%, 67.5%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(71.54, -0.9, 56.91)

LCH

lch(71.54, 56.92, 90.91)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.1285, 93.26)

HWB

hwb(46.9, 25.9%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4260cb

Analogous

#cb6842

#cbad42

#a4cb42

Triadic

#cbad42

#42cbad

#ad42cb

Split-complementary

#cbad42

#42a4cb

#6842cb

Tetradic

#cbad42

#60cb42

#4260cb

#ad42cb

Square

#cbad42

#42cb68

#4260cb

#cb42a4

Shades

Color #cbad42 mixed toward black.

#b09430

#8c7627

#69591d

#463b13

#231e0a

Tints

Color #cbad42 mixed toward white.

#d4bb61

#dcc881

#e5d6a0

#eee4c0

#f6f1df

Tones

Color #cbad42 mixed toward gray.

#bfa74d

#b4a059

#a99a64

#9d9370

#928d7b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbe69 · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#c0c370 · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#ca7f83 · ΔE 37.1

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 25

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cbad42;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cbad42]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Khaki #f0e68c

Frequently asked questions

#cbad42 (#cbad42) is rgb(203, 173, 66) in RGB.

No, #cbad42 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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