#cadb59

Color #cadb59

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Yellow Green #9acd32 · ΔE 17.71 Nearest Tailwind class lime-300 #bbf451 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#cadb59

RGB

rgb(202, 219, 89)

HSL

hsl(67.8, 64.4%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(67.8, 59.4%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.8%, 0%, 59.4%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(83.94, -23.15, 60.39)

LCH

lch(83.94, 64.68, 110.97)

OKLCH

oklch(85.4%, 0.1546, 116.05)

HWB

hwb(67.8, 34.9%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6a59db

Analogous

#dbab59

#cadb59

#89db59

Triadic

#cadb59

#59cadb

#db59ca

Split-complementary

#cadb59

#5989db

#ab59db

Tetradic

#cadb59

#59db6a

#6a59db

#db59ca

Square

#cadb59

#59dbab

#6a59db

#db5989

Shades

Color #cadb59 mixed toward black.

#bdd22f

#98a925

#727f1b

#4c5412

#262a09

Tints

Color #cadb59 mixed toward white.

#d3e175

#dce790

#e5edac

#edf3c8

#f6f9e3

Tones

Color #cadb59 mixed toward gray.

#c2d064

#bac56f

#b2bb7a

#aab084

#a2a58f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d2d288 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#d1cf91 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#cba2a7 · ΔE 41.3

Achromatopsia

#d1d1d1 · ΔE 26.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cadb59;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cadb59]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#cadb59 (#cadb59) is rgb(202, 219, 89) in RGB.

No, #cadb59 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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