#cbd972

Color #cbd972

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 13.1 Nearest Tailwind class lime-200 #d8f999 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#cbd972

RGB

rgb(203, 217, 114)

HSL

hsl(68.2, 57.5%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(68.2, 47.5%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 0%, 47.5%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(83.72, -19.66, 48.8)

LCH

lch(83.72, 52.61, 111.94)

OKLCH

oklch(85.3%, 0.129, 115.57)

HWB

hwb(68.2, 44.7%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8072d9

Analogous

#d9b472

#cbd972

#97d972

Triadic

#cbd972

#72cbd9

#d972cb

Split-complementary

#cbd972

#7297d9

#b472d9

Tetradic

#cbd972

#72d980

#8072d9

#d972cb

Square

#cbd972

#72d9b4

#8072d9

#d97297

Shades

Color #cbd972 mixed toward black.

#bbcd47

#9cae2f

#758223

#4e5717

#272b0c

Tints

Color #cbd972 mixed toward white.

#d4df8a

#dce6a1

#e5ecb9

#eef2d0

#f6f9e8

Tones

Color #cbd972 mixed toward gray.

#c5d07b

#bec883

#b8bf8c

#b2b794

#acae9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d1d194 · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#d0cf9b · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#cca9ad · ΔE 36.7

Achromatopsia

#d1d1d1 · ΔE 24.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cbd972;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cbd972]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

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Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#cbd972 (#cbd972) is rgb(203, 217, 114) in RGB.

No, #cbd972 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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