#cda21f

Color #cda21f

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 5.07 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#cda21f

RGB

rgb(205, 162, 31)

HSL

hsl(45.2, 73.7%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.2, 84.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21%, 84.9%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(68.69, 4.4, 66.72)

LCH

lch(68.69, 66.86, 86.23)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.1423, 88.35)

HWB

hwb(45.2, 12.2%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1f4acd

Analogous

#cd4b1f

#cda21f

#a1cd1f

Triadic

#cda21f

#1fcda2

#a21fcd

Split-complementary

#cda21f

#1fa1cd

#4b1fcd

Tetradic

#cda21f

#4acd1f

#1f4acd

#a21fcd

Square

#cda21f

#1fcd4b

#1f4acd

#cd1fa1

Shades

Color #cda21f mixed toward black.

#ab871a

#896c15

#675110

#44360a

#221b05

Tints

Color #cda21f mixed toward white.

#e1b739

#e7c660

#edd488

#f3e2b0

#f9f1d7

Tones

Color #cda21f mixed toward gray.

#bf9b2e

#b0933c

#a28c4b

#938559

#857d68

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbc58 · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#bec160 · ΔE 14.9

Tritanopia

#cb7175 · ΔE 38.5

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 26.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cda21f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cda21f]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#cda21f (#cda21f) is rgb(205, 162, 31) in RGB.

No, #cda21f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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