What color is #CDCD46?

#CDCD46 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Salsa Verde. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDCD46?

The RGB value is 205, 205, 70: 205 red, 205 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDCD46?

The complementary color is #4646CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDCD46?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDCD46 color

#CDCD46 rgb(205, 205, 70)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #CDCD46 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 80.4% green and 27.5% blue (205, 205, 70).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 57% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Salsa Verde (#CEC754), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.42:1).

#CDCD46 color codes

HEX	`#CDCD46`
RGB	`rgb(205, 205, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 80.4%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 57%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 66%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 66%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.23, -16.28, 64.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.23, 66.33, 104.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.115, 57.085, 14.277)`
Decimal	`13487430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDCD46, 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 #CDCD46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDCD46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.42:1	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 #CDCD46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdcd46; }
.text { color: #cdcd46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdcd46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 205 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdcd46, #8acd46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

Questions

What color is #CDCD46?: #CDCD46 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Salsa Verde. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDCD46?: The RGB value is 205, 205, 70: 205 red, 205 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDCD46?: The complementary color is #4646CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDCD46?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.