What color is #CDD59C?

#CDD59C is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDD59C?

The RGB value is 205, 213, 156: 205 red, 213 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDD59C?

The complementary color is #A49CD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDD59C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDD59C color

#CDD59C rgb(205, 213, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #CDD59C is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 83.5% green and 61.2% blue (205, 213, 156).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 40% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Court-Bouillon (#CECB97), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.59:1).

#CDD59C color codes

HEX	`#CDD59C`
RGB	`rgb(205, 213, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 83.5%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 40%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 27%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 27%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.43, -11.97, 27.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.43, 29.85, 113.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.972, 62.968, 40.704)`
Decimal	`13489564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDD59C, 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 #CDD59C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDD59C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.59:1	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 #CDD59C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdd59c; }
.text { color: #cdd59c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdd59c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 213 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdd59c, #b1d59c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #CDD59C?: #CDD59C is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDD59C?: The RGB value is 205, 213, 156: 205 red, 213 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDD59C?: The complementary color is #A49CD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDD59C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.