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#cdc402

a dark, electric yellow · cool · closest name: gold

RGB
205, 196, 2
HSL
57°, 98%, 41%
CMYK
0, 4, 99, 20
Luminance
0.5246

Every format

HEX#cdc402
RGBrgb(205, 196, 2)
HSLhsl(57, 98%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 99%, 20%)
LABlab(77.6 -13.8 78.2)
LCHlch(77.6 79.4 100.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.802 0.171 106.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cdc402;
background-color: #cdc402;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cdc402] bg-[#cdc402]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cdc402;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.804, green: 0.769, blue: 0.008)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cdc402")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cdc402 on white: 1.83:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cdc402 on black: 11.49:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red80.4%
Green76.9%
Blue0.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta4.4%
Yellow99.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#cdc402 text on a black background

contrast 11.49:1

Card sample

#cdc402 text on a white background

contrast 1.83:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cdc402;
Background color
Panel with #cdc402 background
background-color: #cdc402;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cdc402;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(205, 196, 2, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(205, 196, 2, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cdc402;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc402, #4FCD02);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cdc402

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #cdc402 in the Color Lab