Close to Straw
#CDCC68
#CDCC68 is a mid-tone, rich yellow, close to the color Straw. In RGB it’s made of 80.4% red, 80% green, and 40.8% blue. Its hue is 59°, with 50% saturation and 61% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #CDCC68.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.69:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.43:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.69:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.43:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CDCC68 as they’d see it.
#CDCC68 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #CDCC68
What color is #CDCC68?
#CDCC68 is a mid-tone, rich yellow, close to the color Straw. In RGB it’s made of 80.4% red, 80% green, and 40.8% blue. Its hue is 59°, with 50% saturation and 61% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #CDCC68 in RGB?
#CDCC68 is rgb(205, 204, 104): 205 red, 204 green, and 104 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CDCC68 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 0, 49, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CDCC68?
PANTONE 7493 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CDCC68?
Its complement #C7C0FF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.