All About Color #CDC642

#CDC642

About #CDC642

#CDC642 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #CDC642. In RGB it is red 205, green 198, blue 66; in HSL it is hue 57°, saturation 58%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 0%, 3%, 68%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 1.79:1 on white and 11.75:1 on black.

#CDC642 Color Conversion

Hex tripletCD, C6, 42
CMYK0.00%, 3.41%, 67.80%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal205, 198, 66
HSL57°, 58%, 53%
RGB Octal315, 306, 102
HSV (HSB)56.98°, 67.80%, 80.39%
RGB Binary11001101, 11000110, 1000010
CIE-L*AB78.32, -12.99, 63.92
RGB Percent80.39%, 77.65%, 25.88%
CIE-L*CH78.32, 65.23, 101.49
XYZ46.35, 53.76, 13.09
CIE-L*UV78.32, 10.21, 75.44
xyY0.41, 0.47, 53.76
Hunter-Lab73.32, -15.46, 40.74
RYB28.77%, 80.39%, 25.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#CDC642 on a dark background: contrast 11.75:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#CDC642 on a light background: contrast 1.79:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #CDC642, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #CDC642. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#CDC642 · #E0DC8A · #8D8825 · #4249CD · #8A8EE0

Analogous palette

#CD4249 · #CD8042 · #CDC642 · #8ECD42 · #49CD42

Triadic palette

#CDC642 · #42CDC6 · #C642CD · #E0DC8A · #8AE0DC

Tetradic palette

#CDC642 · #42CD80 · #4249CD · #CD428E · #8D8825

Monochromatic palette

#5D5919 · #999329 · #CDC642 · #DDD87E · #EDEABB

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