#CDD340#CDD340
#CDD340 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.599; OKLCH L 83.6% C 0.163 H 111.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDD340 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 211, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 63%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(62, 70%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.8%, 0%, 69.7%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.81, -19.57, 68.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.81, 70.88, 106.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.64% -0.0605 0.1516) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.64% 0.163 111.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.3981, 59.9390, 13.8167) |
| Luminance | 0.5994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 4.58
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 4.61
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 4.75
Sickly Yellow
#D0E429
ΔE00 4.76
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 4.96
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 5.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDD340 #4640D3
analogous
#D39040 #CDD340 #84D340
triadic
#CDD340 #40CDD3 #D340CD
tetradic
#CDD340 #40D390 #4640D3 #D34084
square
#CDD340 #40D390 #4640D3 #D34084
split-complementary
#CDD340 #4084D3 #9040D3
monochromatic
#787C1D #A8AE28 #CDD340 #DADE72 #E7EAA3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#CDD340 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.99
#CDD340 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDD340
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDD340 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDD340 | 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)
#E3C927
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4CD4B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DBC6B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdd340; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 211, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.6% 0.163 111.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0e07e',
500: '#cdd340',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdd340; $custom-light: #e0e07e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdd340",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 211,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 62.449,
"s": 62.553,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83642,
"c": 0.16318,
"h": 111.8
},
"luminance": 0.59938
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDD340
secondary
#373384
accent
#42E649
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FCFCF2
border
#D5D5CC
text
#16150B
muted
#84847E