#cdba40

Color #cdba40

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 17.64 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#cdba40

RGB

rgb(205, 186, 64)

HSL

hsl(51.9, 58.5%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51.9, 68.8%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.3%, 68.8%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(75.12, -6.96, 61.47)

LCH

lch(75.12, 61.86, 96.46)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.1398, 100.3)

HWB

hwb(51.9, 25.1%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4053cd

Analogous

#cd7340

#cdba40

#99cd40

Triadic

#cdba40

#40cdba

#ba40cd

Split-complementary

#cdba40

#4099cd

#7340cd

Tetradic

#cdba40

#53cd40

#4053cd

#ba40cd

Square

#cdba40

#40cd73

#4053cd

#cd4099

Shades

Color #cdba40 mixed toward black.

#b2a02e

#8e8025

#6b601c

#474013

#242009

Tints

Color #cdba40 mixed toward white.

#d5c560

#ded180

#e6dc9f

#eee8bf

#f7f3df

Tones

Color #cdba40 mixed toward gray.

#c1b14c

#b5a957

#aaa063

#9e986f

#928f7b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c5c56f · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#c6c877 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#cc878b · ΔE 40

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 25.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cdba40;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cdba40]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#cdba40 (#cdba40) is rgb(205, 186, 64) in RGB.

No, #cdba40 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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