What color is #CDD980?

#CDD980 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Alley. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDD980?

The RGB value is 205, 217, 128: 205 red, 217 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDD980?

The complementary color is #8C80D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDD980?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDD980 color

#CDD980 rgb(205, 217, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #CDD980 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 85.1% green and 50.2% blue (205, 217, 128).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 54% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Alley (#C5D17B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.83:1).

#CDD980 color codes

HEX	`#CDD980`
RGB	`rgb(205, 217, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 85.1%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 54%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 41%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 41%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.05, -17.43, 42.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.05, 45.85, 112.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.886, 64.164, 29.964)`
Decimal	`13490560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDD980, 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 #CDD980	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDD980 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.83:1	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 #CDD980 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdd980; }
.text { color: #cdd980; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdd980; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 217 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdd980, #a1d980); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #CDD980?: #CDD980 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Alley. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDD980?: The RGB value is 205, 217, 128: 205 red, 217 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDD980?: The complementary color is #8C80D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDD980?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.