Palettes / Colors / #CDD855

#CDD855 — Yellow

#CDD855 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CDD855 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #6055D8; it also sits naturally between #D8A155 and #8BD855. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 85% · Blue 33%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 61% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDD855

.text { color: #CDD855; }
.background { background-color: #CDD855; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDD855; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 216, 85); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 63%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDD855; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 216, 85, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDD855; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 216, 85, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDD855">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDD855">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDD855

Tints of #CDD855

Tones of #CDD855

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6055D8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDD855: #000000.

How #CDD855 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CDD855 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDD854  ·  #CDD856 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDD855?

#CDD855 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 216, 85). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDD855?

#CDD855 is RGB 205, 216, 85 — HSL 65°, 63%, 59% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 61%, 15%.

What colors go with #CDD855?

Its complement is #6055D8; analogous partners are #D8A155 and #8BD855. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDD855 for text?

Black text on #CDD855 has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.