All About Color #CDC342

#CDC342

About #CDC342

#CDC342 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #CDC342. In RGB it is red 205, green 195, blue 66; in HSL it is hue 56°, saturation 58%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 0%, 5%, 68%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 1.83:1 on white and 11.48:1 on black.

#CDC342 Color Conversion

Hex tripletCD, C3, 42
CMYK0.00%, 4.88%, 67.80%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal205, 195, 66
HSL56°, 58%, 53%
RGB Octal315, 303, 102
HSV (HSB)55.68°, 67.80%, 80.39%
RGB Binary11001101, 11000011, 1000010
CIE-L*AB77.52, -11.47, 63.11
RGB Percent80.39%, 76.47%, 25.88%
CIE-L*CH77.52, 64.15, 100.30
XYZ45.68, 52.40, 12.86
CIE-L*UV77.52, 12.19, 74.16
xyY0.41, 0.47, 52.40
Hunter-Lab72.39, -14.05, 40.14
RYB30.11%, 80.39%, 25.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#CDC342 on a dark background: contrast 11.48:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#CDC342 on a light background: contrast 1.83:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #CDC342, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #CDC342. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#CDC342 · #E0DA8A · #8D8625 · #424BCD · #8A90E0

Analogous palette

#CD424B · #CD7E42 · #CDC342 · #90CD42 · #4BCD42

Triadic palette

#CDC342 · #42CDC3 · #C342CD · #E0DA8A · #8AE0DA

Tetradic palette

#CDC342 · #42CD7E · #424BCD · #CD4290 · #8D8625

Monochromatic palette

#5D5819 · #999229 · #CDC342 · #DDD67E · #EDE9BB

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