All About Color #CDCD42

#CDCD42

About #CDCD42

#CDCD42 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #CDCD42. In RGB it is red 205, green 205, blue 66; in HSL it is hue 60°, saturation 58%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 68%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 1.69:1 on white and 12.41:1 on black.

#CDCD42 Color Conversion

Hex tripletCD, CD, 42
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 67.80%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal205, 205, 66
HSL60°, 58%, 53%
RGB Octal315, 315, 102
HSV (HSB)60.00°, 67.80%, 80.39%
RGB Binary11001101, 11001101, 1000010
CIE-L*AB80.20, -16.50, 65.80
RGB Percent80.39%, 80.39%, 25.88%
CIE-L*CH80.20, 67.84, 104.08
XYZ47.99, 57.04, 13.63
CIE-L*UV80.20, 5.67, 78.41
xyY0.40, 0.48, 57.04
Hunter-Lab75.52, -18.73, 42.16
RYB25.88%, 80.39%, 25.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#CDCD42 on a dark background: contrast 12.41:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#CDCD42 on a light background: contrast 1.69:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #CDCD42, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#CDCD42 · #E0E08A · #8D8D25 · #4242CD · #8A8AE0

Analogous palette

#CD4242 · #CD8742 · #CDCD42 · #87CD42 · #42CD42

Triadic palette

#CDCD42 · #42CDCD · #CD42CD · #E0E08A · #8AE0E0

Tetradic palette

#CDCD42 · #42CD87 · #4242CD · #CD4287 · #8D8D25

Monochromatic palette

#5D5D19 · #999929 · #CDCD42 · #DDDD7E · #EDEDBB

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