#cdd985

Color #cdd985

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 11.18 Nearest Tailwind class lime-200 #d8f999 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#cdd985

RGB

rgb(205, 217, 133)

HSL

hsl(68.6, 52.5%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(68.6, 38.7%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.5%, 0%, 38.7%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(84.12, -16.87, 40.01)

LCH

lch(84.12, 43.42, 112.86)

OKLCH

oklch(85.7%, 0.1082, 115.38)

HWB

hwb(68.6, 52.2%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9185d9

Analogous

#d9bb85

#cdd985

#a3d985

Triadic

#cdd985

#85cdd9

#d985cd

Split-complementary

#cdd985

#85a3d9

#bb85d9

Tetradic

#cdd985

#85d991

#9185d9

#d985cd

Square

#cdd985

#85d9bb

#9185d9

#d985a3

Shades

Color #cdd985 mixed toward black.

#bbcb58

#a0b237

#78852a

#50591c

#282c0e

Tints

Color #cdd985 mixed toward white.

#d5df99

#dee6ae

#e6ecc2

#eef2d6

#f7f9eb

Tones

Color #cdd985 mixed toward gray.

#c8d28c

#c3cb93

#bec49a

#b9bda1

#b4b6a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d2d29f · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#d2d1a4 · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#ceb0b3 · ΔE 33.2

Achromatopsia

#d2d2d2 · ΔE 22.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cdd985;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cdd985]

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Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#cdd985 (#cdd985) is rgb(205, 217, 133) in RGB.

No, #cdd985 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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