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#cdac56

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

RGB
205, 172, 86
HSL
43°, 54%, 57%
CMYK
0, 16, 58, 20
Luminance
0.4316

Every format

HEX#cdac56
RGBrgb(205, 172, 86)
HSLhsl(43, 54%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 58%, 20%)
LABlab(71.7 1.8 48.0)
LCHlch(71.7 48.0 87.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.756 0.112 88.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cdac56;
background-color: #cdac56;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cdac56] bg-[#cdac56]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cdac56;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.804, green: 0.675, blue: 0.337)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cdac56")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cdac56 on white: 2.18:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cdac56 on black: 9.63:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red80.4%
Green67.5%
Blue33.7%

CMYK percentages

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

Color previews

#cdac56 text on a black background

contrast 9.63:1

Card sample

#cdac56 text on a white background

contrast 2.18:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cdac56;
Background color
Panel with #cdac56 background
background-color: #cdac56;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cdac56;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(205, 172, 86, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(205, 172, 86, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cdac56;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdac56, #9FCD56);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cdac56

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #cdac56 in the Color Lab