All About Color #CDC79D

#CDC79D

About #CDC79D

#CDC79D is a light yellow color with the hex code #CDC79D. In RGB it is red 205, green 199, blue 157; in HSL it is hue 52°, saturation 32%, lightness 71%; in CMYK it is 0%, 3%, 23%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 1.71:1 on white and 12.25:1 on black.

#CDC79D Color Conversion

Hex tripletCD, C7, 9D
CMYK0.00%, 2.93%, 23.41%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal205, 199, 157
HSL52°, 32%, 71%
RGB Octal315, 307, 235
HSV (HSB)52.50°, 23.41%, 80.39%
RGB Binary11001101, 11000111, 10011101
CIE-L*AB79.76, -4.65, 21.83
RGB Percent80.39%, 78.04%, 61.57%
CIE-L*CH79.76, 22.32, 102.03
XYZ51.69, 56.26, 40.03
CIE-L*UV79.76, 5.93, 31.31
xyY0.35, 0.38, 56.26
Hunter-Lab75.01, -8.26, 20.86
RYB64.26%, 80.39%, 61.57%

Color Accessibility Scores

#CDC79D on a dark background: contrast 12.25:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#CDC79D on a light background: contrast 1.71:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #CDC79D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #CDC79D. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#CDC79D · #ECEADA · #AEA361 · #9DA4CD · #DADCEC

Analogous palette

#CD9DA4 · #CDAF9D · #CDC79D · #BBCD9D · #A4CD9D

Triadic palette

#CDC79D · #9DCDC6 · #C69DCD · #ECEADA · #DAECEA

Tetradic palette

#CDC79D · #9DCDAF · #9DA4CD · #CD9DBB · #AEA361

Monochromatic palette

#8A8147 · #B3A96B · #CDC79D · #E7E4D0 · #F6F5EE

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