All About Color #C8CD42

#C8CD42

About #C8CD42

#C8CD42 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #C8CD42. In RGB it is red 200, green 205, blue 66; in HSL it is hue 62°, saturation 58%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 2%, 0%, 68%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 1.71:1 on white and 12.27:1 on black.

#C8CD42 Color Conversion

Hex tripletC8, CD, 42
CMYK2.44%, 0.00%, 67.80%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal200, 205, 66
HSL62°, 58%, 53%
RGB Octal310, 315, 102
HSV (HSB)62.16°, 67.80%, 80.39%
RGB Binary11001000, 11001101, 1000010
CIE-L*AB79.80, -18.59, 65.28
RGB Percent78.43%, 80.39%, 25.88%
CIE-L*CH79.80, 67.87, 105.90
XYZ46.63, 56.34, 13.57
CIE-L*UV79.80, 2.32, 78.30
xyY0.40, 0.48, 56.34
Hunter-Lab75.06, -20.44, 41.82
RYB25.88%, 80.39%, 27.84%

Color Accessibility Scores

#C8CD42 on a dark background: contrast 12.27:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#C8CD42 on a light background: contrast 1.71:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #C8CD42, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#C8CD42 · #DDE08A · #8A8D25 · #4642CD · #8D8AE0

Analogous palette

#CD4642 · #CD8C42 · #C8CD42 · #83CD42 · #42CD46

Triadic palette

#C8CD42 · #42C8CD · #CD42C8 · #DDE08A · #8ADDE0

Tetradic palette

#C8CD42 · #42CD8C · #4642CD · #CD4283 · #8A8D25

Monochromatic palette

#5A5D19 · #959929 · #C8CD42 · #DADD7E · #EBEDBB

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