What color is #CDC33B?

#CDC33B is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Lanky Lemon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDC33B?

The RGB value is 205, 195, 59: 205 red, 195 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDC33B?

The complementary color is #3B45CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDC33B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDC33B color

#CDC33B rgb(205, 195, 59)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #CDC33B is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 76.5% green and 23.1% blue (205, 195, 59).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 59% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 71% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Lanky Lemon (#D9C948), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.47:1).

#CDC33B color codes

HEX	`#CDC33B`
RGB	`rgb(205, 195, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 76.5%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 59%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 71%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 71%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.48, -11.83, 65.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.48, 66.76, 100.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.483, 52.327, 11.841)`
Decimal	`13484859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDC33B, 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 #CDC33B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDC33B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.47:1	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 #CDC33B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdc33b; }
.text { color: #cdc33b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdc33b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 195 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdc33b, #8ecd3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

Questions

What color is #CDC33B?: #CDC33B is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Lanky Lemon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDC33B?: The RGB value is 205, 195, 59: 205 red, 195 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDC33B?: The complementary color is #3B45CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDC33B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.