#CDD038#CDD038
#CDD038 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.584; OKLCH L 82.9% C 0.165 H 110.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDD038 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 208, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 62%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 73%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.4%, 0%, 73.1%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.95, -18.47, 70.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.95, 72.46, 104.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.94% -0.0582 0.1543) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.94% 0.165 110.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.4482, 58.3777, 12.4565) |
| Luminance | 0.5838 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 3.98
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 4.07
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 4.36
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.38
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 4.56
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 4.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDD038 #3B38D0
analogous
#D08738 #CDD038 #81D038
triadic
#CDD038 #38CDD0 #D038CD
tetradic
#CDD038 #38D087 #3B38D0 #D03881
square
#CDD038 #38D087 #3B38D0 #D03881
split-complementary
#CDD038 #3881D0 #8738D0
monochromatic
#71731B #A2A427 #CDD038 #D9DC6A #E6E79B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#CDD038 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.68
#CDD038 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDD038
12.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDD038 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDD038 | 1.00 | 1.66 | 12.68 | 12.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E0C718
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E2CB44
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DBC3B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdd038; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 208, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.9% 0.165 110.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0de7a',
500: '#cdd038',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdd038; $custom-light: #e0de7a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdd038",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 208,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.184,
"s": 61.789,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82942,
"c": 0.16487,
"h": 110.7
},
"luminance": 0.58376
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDD038
secondary
#32317B
accent
#43E546
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FCFCF2
border
#D5D5CC
text
#16150A
muted
#84847D