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#cdcd00

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

RGB
205, 205, 0
HSL
60°, 100%, 40%
CMYK
0, 0, 100, 20
Luminance
0.5664

Every format

HEX#cdcd00
RGBrgb(205, 205, 0)
HSLhsl(60, 100%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 100%, 20%)
LABlab(80.0 -18.3 80.2)
LCHlch(80.0 82.2 102.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.821 0.179 109.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cdcd00;
background-color: #cdcd00;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cdcd00] bg-[#cdcd00]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cdcd00;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.804, green: 0.804, blue: 0.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cdcd00")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cdcd00 on white: 1.70:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cdcd00 on black: 12.33:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red80.4%
Green80.4%
Blue0.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow100.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#cdcd00 text on a black background

contrast 12.33:1

Card sample

#cdcd00 text on a white background

contrast 1.70:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cdcd00;
Background color
Panel with #cdcd00 background
background-color: #cdcd00;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cdcd00;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(205, 205, 0, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(205, 205, 0, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cdcd00;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcd00, #44CD00);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cdcd00

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #cdcd00 in the Color Lab