All About Color #CDC97E

#CDC97E

About #CDC97E

#CDC97E is a light yellow color with the hex code #CDC97E. In RGB it is red 205, green 201, blue 126; in HSL it is hue 57°, saturation 44%, lightness 65%; in CMYK it is 0%, 2%, 39%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 1.71:1 on white and 12.25:1 on black.

#CDC97E Color Conversion

Hex tripletCD, C9, 7E
CMYK0.00%, 1.95%, 38.54%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal205, 201, 126
HSL57°, 44%, 65%
RGB Octal315, 311, 176
HSV (HSB)56.96°, 38.54%, 80.39%
RGB Binary11001101, 11001001, 1111110
CIE-L*AB79.76, -9.59, 37.97
RGB Percent80.39%, 78.82%, 49.41%
CIE-L*CH79.76, 39.16, 104.18
XYZ49.83, 56.26, 27.97
CIE-L*UV79.76, 6.27, 51.43
xyY0.37, 0.42, 56.26
Hunter-Lab75.01, -12.68, 30.39
RYB51.06%, 80.39%, 49.41%

Color Accessibility Scores

#CDC97E on a dark background: contrast 12.25:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#CDC97E on a light background: contrast 1.71:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #CDC97E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #CDC97E. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#CDC97E · #E7E5C1 · #ADA743 · #7E82CD · #C1C2E7

Analogous palette

#CD7E82 · #CDA27E · #CDC97E · #AACD7E · #82CD7E

Triadic palette

#CDC97E · #7ECDC9 · #C97ECD · #E7E5C1 · #C1E7E5

Tetradic palette

#CDC97E · #7ECDA2 · #7E82CD · #CD7EAA · #ADA743

Monochromatic palette

#817D32 · #B8B247 · #CDC97E · #E2E0B6 · #F8F7ED

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