What color is #CDC58F?

#CDC58F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Golden Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDC58F?

The RGB value is 205, 197, 143: 205 red, 197 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDC58F?

The complementary color is #8F97CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDC58F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDC58F color

#CDC58F rgb(205, 197, 143)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CDC58F is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 77.3% green and 56.1% blue (205, 197, 143).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 38% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 30% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Golden Mist (#D4C990), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.98:1).

#CDC58F color codes

HEX	`#CDC58F`
RGB	`rgb(205, 197, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 77.3%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 38%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 30%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 30%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.98, -5.5, 28.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.98, 28.69, 101.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.101, 54.896, 33.938)`
Decimal	`13485455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDC58F, 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 #CDC58F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDC58F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.98:1	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 #CDC58F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdc58f; }
.text { color: #cdc58f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdc58f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 197 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdc58f, #b6cd8f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #CDC58F?: #CDC58F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Golden Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDC58F?: The RGB value is 205, 197, 143: 205 red, 197 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDC58F?: The complementary color is #8F97CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDC58F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.