All About Color #FFCD38

#FFCD38

About #FFCD38

#FFCD38 is a light yellow color with the hex code #FFCD38. In RGB it is red 255, green 205, blue 56; in HSL it is hue 45°, saturation 100%, lightness 61%; in CMYK it is 0%, 20%, 78%, 0%. Its contrast ratio is 1.50:1 on white and 14.04:1 on black.

#FFCD38 Color Conversion

Hex tripletFF, CD, 38
CMYK0.00%, 19.61%, 78.04%, 0.00%
RGB Decimal255, 205, 56
HSL45°, 100%, 61%
RGB Octal377, 315, 70
HSV (HSB)44.92°, 78.04%, 100.00%
RGB Binary11111111, 11001101, 111000
CIE-L*AB84.59, 4.17, 75.04
RGB Percent100.00%, 80.39%, 21.96%
CIE-L*CH84.59, 75.15, 86.82
XYZ63.79, 65.21, 12.97
CIE-L*UV84.59, 42.05, 82.12
xyY0.45, 0.46, 65.21
Hunter-Lab80.75, -0.32, 47.01
RYB48.15%, 100.00%, 21.96%

Color Accessibility Scores

#FFCD38 on a dark background: contrast 14.04:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#FFCD38 on a light background: contrast 1.50:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #FFCD38, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #FFCD38. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#FFCD38 · #FFE494 · #DBA400 · #386AFF · #94AFFF

Analogous palette

#FF386A · #FF6A38 · #FFCD38 · #CDFF38 · #6AFF38

Triadic palette

#FFCD38 · #38FFCD · #CD38FF · #FFE494 · #94FFE4

Tetradic palette

#FFCD38 · #38FF6A · #386AFF · #FF38CD · #DBA400

Monochromatic palette

#9E7700 · #EBB000 · #FFCD38 · #FFE085 · #FFF4D1

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