#cdc789

Color #cdc789

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 9.69 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 10.7

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Conversions

HEX

#cdc789

RGB

rgb(205, 199, 137)

HSL

hsl(54.7, 40.5%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(54.7, 33.2%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.9%, 33.2%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(79.4, -7.29, 31.85)

LCH

lch(79.4, 32.67, 102.89)

OKLCH

oklch(82%, 0.0813, 103.3)

HWB

hwb(54.7, 53.7%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#898fcd

Analogous

#cda589

#cdc789

#b1cd89

Triadic

#cdc789

#89cdc7

#c789cd

Split-complementary

#cdc789

#89b1cd

#a589cd

Tetradic

#cdc789

#8fcd89

#898fcd

#c789cd

Square

#cdc789

#89cda5

#898fcd

#cd89b1

Shades

Color #cdc789 mixed toward black.

#bcb461

#a09844

#787233

#504c22

#282611

Tints

Color #cdc789 mixed toward white.

#d5d09d

#dedab0

#e6e3c4

#eeecd8

#f7f6eb

Tones

Color #cdc789 mixed toward gray.

#c7c28f

#c2be94

#bcb99a

#b6b4a0

#b1b0a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#caca9b · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#cbcb9f · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#cda8aa · ΔE 28.9

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cdc789;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cdc789]

Related colors

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#cdc789 (#cdc789) is rgb(205, 199, 137) in RGB.

No, #cdc789 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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