#CDB770 Color

#CDB770 is rgb(205, 183, 112) in RGB, hsl(46, 48%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 45%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDB770

HEX#CDB770

RGBrgb(205, 183, 112)

HSLhsl(46, 48%, 62%)

HSVhsv(46, 45%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 45%, 20%)

OKLCHoklch(78.3% 0.094 92.8)

LABlab(75.15% 1.11 38.98)

LCHlch(75.15% 39.00 88.37)

What #CDB770 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CDB770, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Khaki#BDB76BΔE 7.09 Misty Moss#BBB477ΔE 9 Vegas Gold#C5B358ΔE 9.78 Olive Green#B5B35CΔE 11.2 Ecru#C2B280ΔE 11.39 Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 12

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#CDB770 Channel Values

How #CDB770 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 205 · G 183 · B 112	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 46° · S 48% · L 62%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 46° · S 45% · V 80%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 11% · Y 45% · K 20%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.98:1 vs white · 10.6:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDB770 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text10.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CDB770 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CDB770

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDB770; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CDB770

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CDB770.

How #CDB770 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CDB770

Protanopia#BBBB70

Protanomaly#C2B970

Deuteranopia#BFBF6F

Deuteranomaly#C5BC6F

Tritanopia#D3B0B0

Tritanomaly#D1B39A

Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDB770 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cdb770: #CDB770;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDB770;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cdb770': '#CDB770' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.718, blue: 0.439)

Android XML<color name="color_cdb770">#CDB770</color>

SVG fillfill="#CDB770"

More Yellow Colors

#CDB770 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#CDB770 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDB770?

#CDB770 is a light yellow — rgb(205, 183, 112) in RGB and hsl(46, 48%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.09.

What is the RGB value of #CDB770?

#CDB770 is rgb(205, 183, 112) — red 205, green 183, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDB770?

#CDB770 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 45%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDB770 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDB770 scores 1.98:1 against white and 10.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDB770 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDB770 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 7.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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