#CDD178#CDD178
#CDD178 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.599; OKLCH L 83.8% C 0.112 H 110.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDD178 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 209, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 49%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 43%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.9%, 0%, 42.6%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.80, -14.29, 43.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.80, 45.84, 108.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.81% -0.04 0.1051) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.81% 0.112 110.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.3682, 59.9371, 26.6287) |
| Luminance | 0.5994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 1.09
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 3.85
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 5.24
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 6.55
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 6.59
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDD178 #7C78D1
analogous
#D1A978 #CDD178 #A0D178
triadic
#CDD178 #78CDD1 #D178CD
tetradic
#CDD178 #78D1A9 #7C78D1 #D178A0
square
#CDD178 #78D1A9 #7C78D1 #D178A0
split-complementary
#CDD178 #78A0D1 #A978D1
monochromatic
#969A35 #BCC14A #CDD178 #DEE1A6 #EFF0D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#CDD178 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.99
#CDD178 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDD178
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDD178 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDD178 | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.99 | 12.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DDCA71
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DECD7C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8C7BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdd178; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 209, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.8% 0.112 110.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dedfa0',
500: '#cdd178',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdd178; $custom-light: #dedfa0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdd178",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 209,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 62.697,
"s": 49.171,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83814,
"c": 0.11246,
"h": 110.8
},
"luminance": 0.59936
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDD178
secondary
#514E9F
accent
#29BC30
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFCF5
border
#D5D5CF
text
#15150F
muted
#848480