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#cd9608

a dark, electric yellow · warm · closest name: orange

RGB
205, 150, 8
HSL
43°, 93%, 42%
CMYK
0, 27, 96, 20
Luminance
0.3481

Every format

HEX#cd9608
RGBrgb(205, 150, 8)
HSLhsl(43, 93%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 96%, 20%)
LABlab(65.6 10.5 68.8)
LCHlch(65.6 69.6 81.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.707 0.144 82.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cd9608;
background-color: #cd9608;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cd9608] bg-[#cd9608]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cd9608;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.804, green: 0.588, blue: 0.031)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cd9608")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cd9608 on white: 2.64:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cd9608 on black: 7.96:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red80.4%
Green58.8%
Blue3.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta26.8%
Yellow96.1%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#cd9608 text on a black background

contrast 7.96:1

Card sample

#cd9608 text on a white background

contrast 2.64:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cd9608;
Background color
Panel with #cd9608 background
background-color: #cd9608;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cd9608;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(205, 150, 8, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(205, 150, 8, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cd9608;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd9608, #81CD08);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cd9608

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #cd9608 in the Color Lab