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#cdcd28

a balanced, vivid yellow · cool · closest name: gold

RGB
205, 205, 40
HSL
60°, 67%, 48%
CMYK
0, 0, 81, 20
Luminance
0.5679

Every format

HEX#cdcd28
RGBrgb(205, 205, 40)
HSLhsl(60, 67%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 81%, 20%)
LABlab(80.1 -17.6 74.0)
LCHlch(80.1 76.0 103.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.822 0.170 109.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cdcd28;
background-color: #cdcd28;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cdcd28] bg-[#cdcd28]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cdcd28;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.804, green: 0.804, blue: 0.157)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cdcd28")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cdcd28 on white: 1.70:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cdcd28 on black: 12.36:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red80.4%
Green80.4%
Blue15.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow80.5%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#cdcd28 text on a black background

contrast 12.36:1

Card sample

#cdcd28 text on a white background

contrast 1.70:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cdcd28;
Background color
Panel with #cdcd28 background
background-color: #cdcd28;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cdcd28;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(205, 205, 40, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(205, 205, 40, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cdcd28;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcd28, #5FCD28);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cdcd28

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #cdcd28 in the Color Lab