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#cdcd33

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

RGB
205, 205, 51
HSL
60°, 61%, 50%
CMYK
0, 0, 75, 20
Luminance
0.5688

Every format

HEX#cdcd33
RGBrgb(205, 205, 51)
HSLhsl(60, 61%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 75%, 20%)
LABlab(80.1 -17.2 70.9)
LCHlch(80.1 73.0 103.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.823 0.165 109.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cdcd33;
background-color: #cdcd33;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cdcd33] bg-[#cdcd33]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cdcd33;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.804, green: 0.804, blue: 0.200)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cdcd33")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cdcd33 on white: 1.70:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cdcd33 on black: 12.38:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red80.4%
Green80.4%
Blue20.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow75.1%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#cdcd33 text on a black background

contrast 12.38:1

Card sample

#cdcd33 text on a white background

contrast 1.70:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cdcd33;
Background color
Panel with #cdcd33 background
background-color: #cdcd33;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cdcd33;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(205, 205, 51, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(205, 205, 51, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cdcd33;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcd33, #66CD33);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cdcd33

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #cdcd33 in the Color Lab