#cdcd5c

Color #cdcd5c

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 15.38 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-200 #fff085 · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#cdcd5c

RGB

rgb(205, 205, 92)

HSL

hsl(60, 53.1%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 55.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 55.1%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(80.41, -14.81, 55.2)

LCH

lch(80.41, 57.15, 105.02)

OKLCH

oklch(82.6%, 0.1356, 109.02)

HWB

hwb(60, 36.1%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5c5ccd

Analogous

#cd945c

#cdcd5c

#94cd5c

Triadic

#cdcd5c

#5ccdcd

#cd5ccd

Split-complementary

#cdcd5c

#5c94cd

#945ccd

Tetradic

#cdcd5c

#5ccd5c

#5c5ccd

#cd5ccd

Square

#cdcd5c

#5ccd94

#5c5ccd

#cd5c94

Shades

Color #cdcd5c mixed toward black.

#bdbd3a

#97972e

#727223

#4c4c17

#26260c

Tints

Color #cdcd5c mixed toward white.

#d5d577

#dede92

#e6e6ad

#eeeec9

#f7f7e4

Tones

Color #cdcd5c mixed toward gray.

#c4c465

#baba6f

#b1b178

#a7a782

#9e9e8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cdcd84 · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#cdcd8b · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#cd9a9f · ΔE 39.5

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 25.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cdcd5c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cdcd5c]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#cdcd5c (#cdcd5c) is rgb(205, 205, 92) in RGB.

No, #cdcd5c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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