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#cdba59

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

RGB
205, 186, 89
HSL
50°, 54%, 58%
CMYK
0, 9, 57, 20
Luminance
0.4882

Every format

HEX#cdba59
RGBrgb(205, 186, 89)
HSLhsl(50, 54%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 57%, 20%)
LABlab(75.3 -5.3 50.8)
LCHlch(75.3 51.1 96.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.786 0.120 98.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cdba59;
background-color: #cdba59;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cdba59] bg-[#cdba59]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cdba59;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.804, green: 0.729, blue: 0.349)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cdba59")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cdba59 on white: 1.95:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cdba59 on black: 10.76:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red80.4%
Green72.9%
Blue34.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta9.3%
Yellow56.6%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#cdba59 text on a black background

contrast 10.76:1

Card sample

#cdba59 text on a white background

contrast 1.95:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cdba59;
Background color
Panel with #cdba59 background
background-color: #cdba59;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cdba59;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(205, 186, 89, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(205, 186, 89, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cdba59;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdba59, #92CD59);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cdba59

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #cdba59 in the Color Lab