Palettes / Colors / #CDDC39

#CDDC39 — Yellow

#CDDC39 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CDDC39 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 #4838DC; it also sits naturally between #DC9A38 and #79DC38. 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 86% · Blue 22%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 74% · Key 14%

Previews

CSS code for #CDDC39

.text { color: #CDDC39; }
.background { background-color: #CDDC39; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDDC39; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 220, 57); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 70%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDDC39; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 220, 57, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDDC39; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 220, 57, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDDC39">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDDC39">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDDC39

Tints of #CDDC39

Tones of #CDDC39

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4838DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDDC39: #000000.

How #CDDC39 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 #CDDC39 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDDC38  ·  #CDDC3A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDDC39?

#CDDC39 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 220, 57). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDDC39?

#CDDC39 is RGB 205, 220, 57 — HSL 66°, 70%, 54% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 74%, 14%.

What colors go with #CDDC39?

Its complement is #4838DC; analogous partners are #DC9A38 and #79DC38. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDDC39 for text?

Black text on #CDDC39 has a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.