#CDCC46#CDCC46
#CDCC46 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.566; OKLCH L 82.2% C 0.152 H 108.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDCC46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 204, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 57%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 65.9%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.96, -15.78, 64.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.96, 65.95, 103.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.18% -0.0493 0.1439) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.18% 0.152 108.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.8768, 56.6085, 14.1977) |
| Luminance | 0.5661 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 4.15
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.25
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.52
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 4.91
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 5.00
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 5.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDCC46 #4647CD
analogous
#CD8946 #CDCC46 #8BCD46
triadic
#CDCC46 #46CDCC #CC46CD
tetradic
#CDCC46 #46CD89 #4647CD #CD468B
square
#CDCC46 #46CD89 #4647CD #CD468B
split-complementary
#CDCC46 #468BCD #8946CD
monochromatic
#787720 #A8A72D #CDCC46 #DAD976 #E7E7A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.70
#CDCC46 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.32
#CDCC46 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDCC46
12.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDCC46 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDCC46 | 1.00 | 1.70 | 12.32 | 12.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCC433
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DEC84F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DBBFB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdcc46; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 204, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.2% 0.152 108.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0db81',
500: '#cdcc46',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdcc46; $custom-light: #e0db81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdcc46",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 204,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.556,
"s": 57.447,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8218,
"c": 0.1521,
"h": 108.9
},
"luminance": 0.56607
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDCC46
secondary
#373780
accent
#48E147
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FCFBF2
border
#D5D4CC
text
#16140B
muted
#84837E