#cdcd37
a balanced, vivid yellow · cool · closest name: gold
RGB
205, 205, 55
HSL
60°, 60%, 51%
CMYK
0, 0, 73, 20
Luminance
0.5692
Every format
| HEX | #cdcd37 |
| RGB | rgb(205, 205, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 60%, 51%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 73%, 20%) |
| LAB | lab(80.1 -17.0 69.6) |
| LCH | lch(80.1 71.7 103.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.823 0.163 109.5) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #cdcd37;
background-color: #cdcd37;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cdcd37] bg-[#cdcd37]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cdcd37;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.804, green: 0.804, blue: 0.216)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cdcd37")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#cdcd37 on white: 1.70:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#cdcd37 on black: 12.38:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red80.4%
Green80.4%
Blue21.6%
CMYK percentages
Cyan0.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow73.2%
Key (black)19.6%
Color previews
#cdcd37 text on a black background
contrast 12.38:1
Card sample
#cdcd37 text on a white background
contrast 1.70:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #cdcd37;
Background color
Panel with #cdcd37 background
background-color: #cdcd37;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cdcd37;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(205, 205, 55, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(205, 205, 55, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cdcd37; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcd37, #69CD37);