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#CDCC44 — Yellow

#CDCC44 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #CDCC44 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CDCC44 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4646CE; it also sits naturally between #CE8A46 and #8ACE46. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDCC44 · RGB 205, 204, 68

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Color values

HEX#CDCC44
RGB205, 204, 68
HSL60°, 58%, 54%
HSV60°, 67%, 80%
CMYK0%, 0%, 67%, 20%
XYZ47.81, 56.58, 13.87
Yxy56.58, 0.4043, 0.4784
CIE-Lab79.94, -15.90, 64.79
Hunter Lab75.22, -14.38, 39.07

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 80% · Blue 27%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 67% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #CDCC44 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDCC44 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDCC44

.text { color: #CDCC44; }
.background { background-color: #CDCC44; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCC44; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 204, 68); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 58%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCC44; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 204, 68, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCC44; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 204, 68, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDCC44">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDCC44">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDCC44

#C5C534#B1B12F#9D9D2A#898924#75751F#61611A#4D4D14#38380F#24240A#101004

Tints of #CDCC44

#D2D256#D6D666#DCDC7A#E0E08A#E4E49A#E9E9AA#EDEDBB#F2F2CF#F6F6DF#FBFBEF

Tones of #CDCC44

#C4C44F#BABA5A#B0B063#A7A76C#9E9E76#939380

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4646CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.71:1 Fails
Against black text12.32:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDCC44: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDCC44

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CDCC44: ·

How #CDCC44 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #CDCD65Deuteranopia · #CDCD6DTritanopia · #CD7F85

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CDCC44 rather than the exact color:

Frozen Cascade
#B85741 · #B67D2F · #CBC63C · #B9D586
Vintage Petal
#BF3446 · #553014 · #C6C441 · #3D661A
Gentle Bloom
#30A6AE · #CF52C7 · #C5CE4C · #D8EFED
Vivid Ruby Solace
#C57C3A · #C8C74F · #6BA338 · #46AB4A
Burning Bloom
#751C26 · #93462B · #927033 · #CACE37
Frozen Ruby Cinder
#902481 · #BDD044 · #3ABACE · #EBCBEB

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#CBC63C#C6C441#C5CE4C#C8C74F#CACE37#BDD044#D8D051#CDC733#D8D351#C0CA37#D9DA42#D2CA32

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDCC43  ·  #CDCC45 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCC44?

#CDCC44 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 204, 68). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCC44?

#CDCC44 is RGB 205, 204, 68 — HSL 60°, 58%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 67%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDCC44?

Its complement is #4646CE; analogous partners are #CE8A46 and #8ACE46. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCC44 for text?

Black text on #CDCC44 has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.