Close to Brass
#CDBA5E
#CDBA5E is a mid-tone, rich yellow, close to the color Brass. In RGB it’s made of 80.4% red, 72.9% green, and 36.9% blue. Its hue is 50°, with 53% saturation and 59% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #CDBA5E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.95:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.78:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.95:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.78:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CDBA5E as they’d see it.
#CDBA5E in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #CDBA5E
What color is #CDBA5E?
#CDBA5E is a mid-tone, rich yellow, close to the color Brass. In RGB it’s made of 80.4% red, 72.9% green, and 36.9% blue. Its hue is 50°, with 53% saturation and 59% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #CDBA5E in RGB?
#CDBA5E is rgb(205, 186, 94): 205 red, 186 green, and 94 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CDBA5E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 9, 54, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CDBA5E?
PANTONE 459 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CDBA5E?
Its complement #AFB4FB gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.