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#cdac55

a balanced, vivid yellow · warm · closest name: khaki

RGB
205, 172, 85
HSL
44°, 55%, 57%
CMYK
0, 16, 59, 20
Luminance
0.4314

Every format

HEX#cdac55
RGBrgb(205, 172, 85)
HSLhsl(44, 55%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 59%, 20%)
LABlab(71.7 1.7 48.5)
LCHlch(71.7 48.5 88.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.756 0.113 88.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cdac55;
background-color: #cdac55;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cdac55] bg-[#cdac55]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cdac55;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.804, green: 0.675, blue: 0.333)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cdac55")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cdac55 on white: 2.18:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cdac55 on black: 9.63:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red80.4%
Green67.5%
Blue33.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta16.1%
Yellow58.5%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#cdac55 text on a black background

contrast 9.63:1

Card sample

#cdac55 text on a white background

contrast 2.18:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cdac55;
Background color
Panel with #cdac55 background
background-color: #cdac55;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cdac55;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(205, 172, 85, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(205, 172, 85, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cdac55;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdac55, #9ECD55);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cdac55

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #cdac55 in the Color Lab