#cbb225

Color #cbb225

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 13.45 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-400 #fdc700 · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#cbb225

RGB

rgb(203, 178, 37)

HSL

hsl(51, 69.2%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51, 81.8%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.3%, 81.8%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(72.68, -4.79, 68.36)

LCH

lch(72.68, 68.53, 94.01)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.1487, 98.23)

HWB

hwb(51, 14.5%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#253ecb

Analogous

#cb5f25

#cbb225

#91cb25

Triadic

#cbb225

#25cbb2

#b225cb

Split-complementary

#cbb225

#2591cb

#5f25cb

Tetradic

#cbb225

#3ecb25

#253ecb

#b225cb

Square

#cbb225

#25cb5f

#253ecb

#cb2591

Shades

Color #cbb225 mixed toward black.

#a9951f

#877719

#665912

#443b0c

#221e06

Tints

Color #cbb225 mixed toward white.

#dcc541

#e3d167

#eadc8d

#f1e8b3

#f8f3d9

Tones

Color #cbb225 mixed toward gray.

#bda933

#b09f41

#a2954f

#948b5c

#86826a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c062 · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#c2c46b · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#ca7c81 · ΔE 42

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 27

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cbb225;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cbb225]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#cbb225 (#cbb225) is rgb(203, 178, 37) in RGB.

No, #cbb225 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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