All About Color #CDCA42

#CDCA42

About #CDCA42

#CDCA42 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #CDCA42. In RGB it is red 205, green 202, blue 66; in HSL it is hue 59°, saturation 58%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 0%, 1%, 68%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 1.73:1 on white and 12.12:1 on black.

#CDCA42 Color Conversion

Hex tripletCD, CA, 42
CMYK0.00%, 1.46%, 67.80%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal205, 202, 66
HSL59°, 58%, 53%
RGB Octal315, 312, 102
HSV (HSB)58.71°, 67.80%, 80.39%
RGB Binary11001101, 11001010, 1000010
CIE-L*AB79.39, -15.00, 65.00
RGB Percent80.39%, 79.22%, 25.88%
CIE-L*CH79.39, 66.71, 103.00
XYZ47.28, 55.61, 13.40
CIE-L*UV79.39, 7.60, 77.14
xyY0.41, 0.48, 55.61
Hunter-Lab74.57, -17.34, 41.55
RYB27.08%, 80.39%, 25.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#CDCA42 on a dark background: contrast 12.12:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#CDCA42 on a light background: contrast 1.73:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #CDCA42, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#CDCA42 · #E0DF8A · #8D8B25 · #4244CD · #8A8CE0

Analogous palette

#CD4244 · #CD8542 · #CDCA42 · #89CD42 · #44CD42

Triadic palette

#CDCA42 · #42CDCA · #CA42CD · #E0DF8A · #8AE0DF

Tetradic palette

#CDCA42 · #42CD85 · #4244CD · #CD4289 · #8D8B25

Monochromatic palette

#5D5C19 · #999729 · #CDCA42 · #DDDB7E · #EDECBB

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