#CDA55A — Yellow

#CDA55A is a yellow in the Yellow family. In practice it looks like a soft, dusty medium yellow, and it is also commonly known as Yellow, Golden Yellow. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#CDA55A color swatch, yellow#CDA55A
CSS Namegoldenrod (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f8f5f0
100#efe9de
200#e5d7c0
300#d5bd93
400#bf9d5d
500#ad8432
600#99721e
700#815e08
800#6c4e03
900#5c4100
950#372601

Accessibility

Contrast on white
2.30:1
Contrast on black
9.13:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whiteFail

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.008 81.7); /* #f8f5f0 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.017 81.7); /* #efe9de */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.034 81.7); /* #e5d7c0 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.062 81.7); /* #d5bd93 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.091 81.7); /* #bf9d5d */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.11 81.7); /* #ad8432 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.108 81.7); /* #99721e */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.101 81.7); /* #815e08 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.09 81.7); /* #6c4e03 */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.081 81.7); /* #5c4100 */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.057 81.7); /* #372601 */
}

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