#cdc559

Color #cdc559

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 15.27 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#cdc559

RGB

rgb(205, 197, 89)

HSL

hsl(55.9, 53.7%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(55.9, 56.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.9%, 56.6%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(78.25, -11, 54.11)

LCH

lch(78.25, 55.22, 101.49)

OKLCH

oklch(80.9%, 0.1299, 105.03)

HWB

hwb(55.9, 34.9%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5961cd

Analogous

#cd8b59

#cdc559

#9bcd59

Triadic

#cdc559

#59cdc5

#c559cd

Split-complementary

#cdc559

#599bcd

#8b59cd

Tetradic

#cdc559

#61cd59

#5961cd

#c559cd

Square

#cdc559

#59cd8b

#5961cd

#cd599b

Shades

Color #cdc559 mixed toward black.

#bcb339

#978f2d

#716b22

#4b4817

#26240b

Tints

Color #cdc559 mixed toward white.

#d5cf75

#ded890

#e6e2ac

#eeecc8

#f7f5e3

Tones

Color #cdc559 mixed toward gray.

#c3bd62

#bab46c

#b0ac76

#a6a480

#9d9b89

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#caca7f · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#cacb86 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#cd9599 · ΔE 38.2

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 24.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cdc559;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cdc559]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#cdc559 (#cdc559) is rgb(205, 197, 89) in RGB.

No, #cdc559 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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