#cd9a00

Color #cd9a00

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 4.64 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#cd9a00

RGB

rgb(205, 154, 0)

HSL

hsl(45.1, 100%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.1, 100%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.9%, 100%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(66.59, 8.21, 70.63)

LCH

lch(66.59, 71.11, 83.37)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.1466, 84.76)

HWB

hwb(45.1, 0%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0033cd

Analogous

#cd3400

#cd9a00

#99cd00

Triadic

#cd9a00

#00cd9a

#9a00cd

Split-complementary

#cd9a00

#0099cd

#3400cd

Tetradic

#cd9a00

#33cd00

#0033cd

#9a00cd

Square

#cd9a00

#00cd34

#0033cd

#cd0099

Shades

Color #cd9a00 mixed toward black.

#ab8000

#896700

#674d00

#443300

#221a00

Tints

Color #cd9a00 mixed toward white.

#ffc001

#ffcd34

#ffd967

#ffe699

#fff2cc

Tones

Color #cd9a00 mixed toward gray.

#bc9211

#ab8922

#9a8033

#897844

#786f55

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b94f · ΔE 15.9

Deuteranopia

#bcc058 · ΔE 17.6

Tritanopia

#cb696d · ΔE 38.3

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 27.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cd9a00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cd9a00]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#cd9a00 (#cd9a00) is rgb(205, 154, 0) in RGB.

No, #cd9a00 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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