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#cdcd56

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

RGB
205, 205, 86
HSL
60°, 54%, 57%
CMYK
0, 0, 58, 20
Luminance
0.5731

Every format

HEX#cdcd56
RGBrgb(205, 205, 86)
HSLhsl(60, 54%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 58%, 20%)
LABlab(80.4 -15.3 57.8)
LCHlch(80.4 59.8 104.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.825 0.141 109.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cdcd56;
background-color: #cdcd56;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cdcd56] bg-[#cdcd56]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cdcd56;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.804, green: 0.804, blue: 0.337)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cdcd56")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cdcd56 on white: 1.69:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cdcd56 on black: 12.46:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red80.4%
Green80.4%
Blue33.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow58.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#cdcd56 text on a black background

contrast 12.46:1

Card sample

#cdcd56 text on a white background

contrast 1.69:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cdcd56;
Background color
Panel with #cdcd56 background
background-color: #cdcd56;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cdcd56;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(205, 205, 86, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(205, 205, 86, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cdcd56;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcd56, #7ECD56);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cdcd56

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #cdcd56 in the Color Lab