What color is #CDD096?

#CDD096 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDD096?

The RGB value is 205, 208, 150: 205 red, 208 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDD096?

The complementary color is #9996D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDD096?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDD096 color

#CDD096 rgb(205, 208, 150)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #CDD096 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 81.6% green and 58.8% blue (205, 208, 150).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 38% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Court-Bouillon (#CECB97), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.06:1).

#CDD096 color codes

HEX	`#CDD096`
RGB	`rgb(205, 208, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 81.6%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 38%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 28%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 28%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82, -10.24, 28.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82, 30.33, 109.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.238, 60.294, 37.682)`
Decimal	`13488278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDD096, 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 #CDD096	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDD096 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.06:1	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 #CDD096 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdd096; }
.text { color: #cdd096; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdd096; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 208 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdd096, #b0d096); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #CDD096?: #CDD096 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDD096?: The RGB value is 205, 208, 150: 205 red, 208 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDD096?: The complementary color is #9996D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDD096?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.