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#CDC187

#CDC187 is a light, muted yellow, close to the color Ecru. In RGB it’s made of 80.4% red, 75.7% green, and 52.9% blue. Its hue is 50°, with 41% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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1.81:1 Fail
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11.57:1 AAA
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This color as text on white

1.81:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

11.57:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CDC187 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#CDC187
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #CDC187

What color is #CDC187?

#CDC187 is a light, muted yellow, close to the color Ecru. In RGB it’s made of 80.4% red, 75.7% green, and 52.9% blue. Its hue is 50°, with 41% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #CDC187 in RGB?

#CDC187 is rgb(205, 193, 135): 205 red, 193 green, and 135 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #CDC187 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 6, 34, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #CDC187?

PANTONE 461 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #CDC187?

Its complement #B3BDF7 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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