What color is #CDD80D?

#CDD80D is a vivid yellow known as Goldzilla. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Goldzilla?

The RGB value is 205, 216, 13: 205 red, 216 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Goldzilla?

The complementary color is #180DD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDD80D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Goldzilla color: hex code #CDD80D

#CDD80D rgb(205, 216, 13)

Shades of yellow

Goldzilla has the hex code #CDD80D. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 84.7% green and 5.1% blue (205, 216, 13).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 89% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 94% yellow and 15% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.42:1).

Goldzilla (#CDD80D) color codes

HEX	`#CDD80D`
RGB	`rgb(205, 216, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 84.7%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 89%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 94%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 94%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.98, -23.52, 81.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.98, 84.52, 106.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.807, 62.121, 9.748)`
Decimal	`13490189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Goldzilla, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CDD80D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDD80D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CDD80D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdd80d; }
.text { color: #cdd80d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdd80d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 216 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdd80d, #68d80d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

See #CDD80D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CDD80D?: #CDD80D is a vivid yellow known as Goldzilla. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Goldzilla?: The RGB value is 205, 216, 13: 205 red, 216 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Goldzilla?: The complementary color is #180DD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDD80D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.