All About Color #CDCD56

#CDCD56

About #CDCD56

#CDCD56 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #CDCD56. In RGB it is red 205, green 205, blue 86; in HSL it is hue 60°, saturation 54%, lightness 57%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 58%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 1.69:1 on white and 12.46:1 on black.

#CDCD56 Color Conversion

Hex tripletCD, CD, 56
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 58.05%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal205, 205, 86
HSL60°, 54%, 57%
RGB Octal315, 315, 126
HSV (HSB)60.00°, 58.05%, 80.39%
RGB Binary11001101, 11001101, 1010110
CIE-L*AB80.36, -15.26, 57.81
RGB Percent80.39%, 80.39%, 33.73%
CIE-L*CH80.36, 59.79, 104.79
XYZ48.69, 57.31, 17.30
CIE-L*UV80.36, 5.20, 71.90
xyY0.39, 0.46, 57.31
Hunter-Lab75.71, -17.69, 39.44
RYB33.73%, 80.39%, 33.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#CDCD56 on a dark background: contrast 12.46:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#CDCD56 on a light background: contrast 1.69:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #CDCD56, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#CDCD56 · #E2E29D · #99992E · #5656CD · #9D9DE2

Analogous palette

#CD5656 · #CD9156 · #CDCD56 · #91CD56 · #56CD56

Triadic palette

#CDCD56 · #56CDCD · #CD56CD · #E2E29D · #9DE2E2

Tetradic palette

#CDCD56 · #56CD91 · #5656CD · #CD5691 · #99992E

Monochromatic palette

#6A6A20 · #A5A531 · #CDCD56 · #DEDE91 · #F0F0CC

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