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#cdcd2c

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

RGB
205, 205, 44
HSL
60°, 65%, 49%
CMYK
0, 0, 79, 20
Luminance
0.5682

Every format

HEX#cdcd2c
RGBrgb(205, 205, 44)
HSLhsl(60, 65%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 79%, 20%)
LABlab(80.1 -17.5 72.9)
LCHlch(80.1 75.0 103.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.822 0.168 109.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cdcd2c;
background-color: #cdcd2c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cdcd2c] bg-[#cdcd2c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cdcd2c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.804, green: 0.804, blue: 0.173)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cdcd2c")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cdcd2c on white: 1.70:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cdcd2c on black: 12.36:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red80.4%
Green80.4%
Blue17.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow78.5%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#cdcd2c text on a black background

contrast 12.36:1

Card sample

#cdcd2c text on a white background

contrast 1.70:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cdcd2c;
Background color
Panel with #cdcd2c background
background-color: #cdcd2c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cdcd2c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(205, 205, 44, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(205, 205, 44, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cdcd2c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcd2c, #62CD2C);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cdcd2c

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #cdcd2c in the Color Lab