All About Color #CDC99D

#CDC99D

About #CDC99D

#CDC99D is a light yellow color with the hex code #CDC99D. In RGB it is red 205, green 201, blue 157; in HSL it is hue 55°, saturation 32%, lightness 71%; in CMYK it is 0%, 2%, 23%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 1.69:1 on white and 12.44:1 on black.

#CDC99D Color Conversion

Hex tripletCD, C9, 9D
CMYK0.00%, 1.95%, 23.41%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal205, 201, 157
HSL55°, 32%, 71%
RGB Octal315, 311, 235
HSV (HSB)55.00°, 23.41%, 80.39%
RGB Binary11001101, 11001001, 10011101
CIE-L*AB80.28, -5.69, 22.54
RGB Percent80.39%, 78.82%, 61.57%
CIE-L*CH80.28, 23.25, 104.16
XYZ52.15, 57.19, 40.19
CIE-L*UV80.28, 4.79, 32.48
xyY0.35, 0.38, 57.19
Hunter-Lab75.62, -9.24, 21.43
RYB63.28%, 80.39%, 61.57%

Color Accessibility Scores

#CDC99D on a dark background: contrast 12.44:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#CDC99D on a light background: contrast 1.69:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #CDC99D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #CDC99D. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#CDC99D · #ECEADA · #AEA761 · #9DA1CD · #DADBEC

Analogous palette

#CD9DA1 · #CDB19D · #CDC99D · #B9CD9D · #A1CD9D

Triadic palette

#CDC99D · #9DCDC9 · #C99DCD · #ECEADA · #DAECEA

Tetradic palette

#CDC99D · #9DCDB1 · #9DA1CD · #CD9DB9 · #AEA761

Monochromatic palette

#8A8447 · #B3AD6B · #CDC99D · #E7E5D0 · #F6F6EE

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