#CDDD33#CDDD33
#CDDD33 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.649; OKLCH L 85.7% C 0.181 H 115.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDDD33 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 221, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(66, 71%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(66, 77%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.2%, 0%, 76.9%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.45, -25.00, 74.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.45, 78.91, 108.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.74% -0.0767 0.1636) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.74% 0.181 115.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.6323, 64.9320, 12.9445) |
| Luminance | 0.6493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sickly Yellow
#D0E429
ΔE00 1.79
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 4.37
Yellowish Green
#B0DD16
ΔE00 5.22
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 5.47
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 6.08
Off Yellow
#F1F33F
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDDD33 #4333DD
analogous
#DD9833 #CDDD33 #78DD33
triadic
#CDDD33 #33CDDD #DD33CD
tetradic
#CDDD33 #33DD98 #4333DD #DD3378
square
#CDDD33 #33DD98 #4333DD #DD3378
split-complementary
#CDDD33 #3378DD #9833DD
monochromatic
#768015 #A7B51E #CDDD33 #DAE667 #E7EE9C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#CDDD33 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.99
#CDDD33 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDDD33
13.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDDD33 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDDD33 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 13.99 | 13.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EDD200
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ECD443
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DBD0BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cddd33; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 221, 51); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.7% 0.181 115.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0e779',
500: '#cddd33',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cddd33; $custom-light: #e0e779; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cddd33",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 221,
"b": 51
},
"hsl": {
"h": 65.647,
"s": 71.429,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85739,
"c": 0.18064,
"h": 115.1
},
"luminance": 0.64931
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDDD33
secondary
#362D87
accent
#3AEE4B
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FDFCF2
border
#D5D5CC
text
#16160A
muted
#84847D