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#cdcd32

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

RGB
205, 205, 50
HSL
60°, 61%, 50%
CMYK
0, 0, 76, 20
Luminance
0.5687

Every format

HEX#cdcd32
RGBrgb(205, 205, 50)
HSLhsl(60, 61%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 76%, 20%)
LABlab(80.1 -17.2 71.2)
LCHlch(80.1 73.3 103.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.823 0.165 109.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cdcd32;
background-color: #cdcd32;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cdcd32] bg-[#cdcd32]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cdcd32;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.804, green: 0.804, blue: 0.196)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cdcd32")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cdcd32 on white: 1.70:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cdcd32 on black: 12.37:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red80.4%
Green80.4%
Blue19.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow75.6%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#cdcd32 text on a black background

contrast 12.37:1

Card sample

#cdcd32 text on a white background

contrast 1.70:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cdcd32;
Background color
Panel with #cdcd32 background
background-color: #cdcd32;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cdcd32;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(205, 205, 50, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(205, 205, 50, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cdcd32;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcd32, #66CD32);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cdcd32

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #cdcd32 in the Color Lab