What color is #CDB73F?

#CDB73F is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Old Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDB73F?

The RGB value is 205, 183, 63: 205 red, 183 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDB73F?

The complementary color is #3F55CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDB73F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDB73F color

#CDB73F rgb(205, 183, 63)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #CDB73F is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 71.8% green and 24.7% blue (205, 183, 63).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 59% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 69% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Old Gold (#CFB53B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.44:1).

#CDB73F color codes

HEX	`#CDB73F`
RGB	`rgb(205, 183, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 71.8%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 59%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 69%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 69%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.32, -5.45, 61.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.32, 61.3, 95.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.01, 47.207, 11.548)`
Decimal	`13481791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDB73F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CDB73F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDB73F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CDB73F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdb73f; }
.text { color: #cdb73f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdb73f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 183 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdb73f, #9ccd3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #CDB73F?: #CDB73F is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Old Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDB73F?: The RGB value is 205, 183, 63: 205 red, 183 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDB73F?: The complementary color is #3F55CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDB73F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.