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#CDB900 Mustard

The nearest named color to #CDB900 is Mustard (#E1AD01).

#CDB900

Mustard

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #CDB900?

HEX
#CDB900
RGB
rgb(205, 185, 0)
HSL
hsl(54, 100%, 40%)
OKLCH
oklch(77.8% 0.163 102)
CMYK
0, 10, 100, 20

#CDB900 has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 against white and 10.54:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #CDB900
#CDB900
Same color
White
2.0Fail
Near-black
8.8AAA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • Near-black on #CDB900 · 8.8:1

Tints and shades of #CDB900

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #FFF8BE
  2. #ECD842
  3. #CDB900
  4. #AB9A00
  5. #8B7D00
  6. #6C6100
  7. #4F4700
  8. #332D00
  9. #1A1600

Colors that go with #CDB900

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. No two swatches become hard to tell apart here.

Export

Copy-paste code, or download the swatches.

:root {
  --mustard-1: #CDB900; /* Mustard */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #CDB900

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (12)

Gradients (1)

Mesh gradients (3)