#CDD261#CDD261
#CDD261 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.599; OKLCH L 83.7% C 0.137 H 111.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDD261 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 210, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 56%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 54%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.4%, 0%, 53.8%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.80, -16.91, 54.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.80, 57.08, 107.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.73% -0.0497 0.1273) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.73% 0.137 111.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.3823, 59.9365, 20.2218) |
| Luminance | 0.5994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 3.88
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 6.20
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 6.88
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 6.91
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 7.02
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 7.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDD261 #6661D2
analogous
#D29F61 #CDD261 #94D261
triadic
#CDD261 #61CDD2 #D261CD
tetradic
#CDD261 #61D29F #6661D2 #D26194
square
#CDD261 #61D29F #6661D2 #D26194
split-complementary
#CDD261 #6194D2 #9F61D2
monochromatic
#8B9029 #B9BF36 #CDD261 #DCE091 #EBEDC0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#CDD261 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.99
#CDD261 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDD261
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDD261 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDD261 | 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)
#E0CA56
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E1CD67
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9C7B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdd261; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 210, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.7% 0.137 111.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dedf91',
500: '#cdd261',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdd261; $custom-light: #dedf91; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdd261",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 210,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 62.655,
"s": 55.665,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83727,
"c": 0.13661,
"h": 111.3
},
"luminance": 0.59935
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDD261
secondary
#454296
accent
#22C329
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFCF4
border
#D5D5CE
text
#15150D
muted
#84847F