Close to Dark Khaki
#CDC073
#CDC073 is a light, rich yellow, close to the color Dark Khaki. In RGB it’s made of 80.4% red, 75.3% green, and 45.1% blue. Its hue is 51°, with 47% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #CDC073.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
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
1.84:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.38:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.84:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.38:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CDC073 as they’d see it.
#CDC073 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #CDC073
What color is #CDC073?
#CDC073 is a light, rich yellow, close to the color Dark Khaki. In RGB it’s made of 80.4% red, 75.3% green, and 45.1% blue. Its hue is 51°, with 47% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #CDC073 in RGB?
#CDC073 is rgb(205, 192, 115): 205 red, 192 green, and 115 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CDC073 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 6, 44, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CDC073?
PANTONE 7493 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CDC073?
Its complement #B4BAFB gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.