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#CDC07A Color

#CDC07A is rgb(205, 192, 122) in RGB, hsl(51, 45%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 40%, 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 5.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDC07A
HEX#CDC07A
RGBrgb(205, 192, 122)
HSLhsl(51, 45%, 64%)
HSVhsv(51, 40%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 40%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(80.3% 0.091 99)
LABlab(77.61% -2.58 36.98)
LCHlch(77.61% 37.07 93.99)

What #CDC07A 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 #CDC07A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#CDC07A Channel Values

How #CDC07A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 205 · G 192 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 51° · S 45% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 51° · S 40% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 40% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDC07A 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CDC07A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CDC07A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDC07A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CDC07A

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 #CDC07A.

How #CDC07A 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#CDC07A
Protanopia#C2C27A
Protanomaly#C7C17A
Deuteranopia#C4C479
Deuteranomaly#C8C37A
Tritanopia#D3B9B9
Tritanomaly#D1BCA4
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDC07A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cdc07a: #CDC07A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDC07A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cdc07a': '#CDC07A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.753, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_cdc07a">#CDC07A</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDC07A"

More Yellow Colors

#CDC07A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CDC07A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDC07A?

#CDC07A is a light yellow — rgb(205, 192, 122) in RGB and hsl(51, 45%, 64%) 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 5.61.

What is the RGB value of #CDC07A?

#CDC07A is rgb(205, 192, 122) — red 205, green 192, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDC07A?

#CDC07A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 40%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDC07A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDC07A scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDC07A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDC07A 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 5.61, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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