#cdb54b

Color #cdb54b

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 17.06 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#cdb54b

RGB

rgb(205, 181, 75)

HSL

hsl(48.9, 56.5%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.9, 63.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.7%, 63.4%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(73.89, -3.71, 55.57)

LCH

lch(73.89, 55.69, 93.82)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.1276, 96.48)

HWB

hwb(48.9, 29.4%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4b63cd

Analogous

#cd744b

#cdb54b

#a4cd4b

Triadic

#cdb54b

#4bcdb5

#b54bcd

Split-complementary

#cdb54b

#4ba4cd

#744bcd

Tetradic

#cdb54b

#63cd4b

#4b63cd

#b54bcd

Square

#cdb54b

#4bcd74

#4b63cd

#cd4ba4

Shades

Color #cdb54b mixed toward black.

#b79e33

#927f29

#6e5f1e

#493f14

#25200a

Tints

Color #cdb54b mixed toward white.

#d5c169

#dece87

#e6daa5

#eee6c3

#f7f3e1

Tones

Color #cdb54b mixed toward gray.

#c2ae56

#b7a761

#aca06c

#a29a76

#979381

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c371 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#c4c678 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#cc868b · ΔE 37.8

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 24.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cdb54b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cdb54b]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#cdb54b (#cdb54b) is rgb(205, 181, 75) in RGB.

No, #cdb54b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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