HEX atlas value

#CDD26A

#CDD26A is a warm yellow HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 205, 210, 106, HSL 63, 54%, 62%, has luminance 0.6011, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#CDD26A Sample readable text

HEX #CDD26A

RGB rgb(205, 210, 106)

HSL hsl(63 54% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(2, 0, 50, 18)

Luminance 0.6011

Contrast Black 13.02:1White 1.61:1

CSS

--color-cdd26a: #CDD26A;
.background-cdd26a { background-color: #CDD26A; }
.text-cdd26a { color: #CDD26A; }

Luminance0.6011

Black text13.02:1AA Pass

White text1.61:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#CDD26A","rgb":[205,210,106],"hsl":[63,54,62],"cmyk":[2,0,50,18],"luminance":0.6011,"contrast":{"black":13.02,"white":1.61}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.02,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.61,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E5E8B0","hex":"#E5E8B0","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.5,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E0E854","hex":"#E0E854","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.84,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.45,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#99D26A","hex":"#99D26A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.78,"contrastWhite":1.78,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.04,"contrastWhite":1.9,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Straw adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/cdd26a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bamboo.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6F6AD2","analogous":["#D2A36A","#99D26A"],"triadic":["#6ACDD2","#D26ACD"],"tetradic":["#6AD2A3","#6F6AD2","#D26A99"],"splitComplementary":["#6A99D2","#A36AD2"],"monochromatic":["#E5E8B0","#CDD26A","#A7AD34"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E5E8B0","dark":"#A7AD34","saturated":"#E0E854","desaturated":"#BABD7F","pastel":"#E9EBD1","neon":"#F7FF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":24.55605831561735},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":27.477263328068172},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":29.88310559496787},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":31.400636936215164},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":37.57658845611187}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CDD26A

#CDD26A is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #CDD26A is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 205, 210, and 106, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 63deg with 54% saturation and 62% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.6011, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.56, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.02:1AA Pass

White text1.61:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CDD26A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.02:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.61:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E5E8B0#000000 text · best 16.5:1#E5E8B0

#E0E854#000000 text · best 15.84:1#E0E854

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

#99D26A#000000 text · best 11.78:1#99D26A

Champagne Gold#000000 text · best 11.04:1#D6B971

Generated Palette

#CDD26A#CDD26A

#6F6AD2#6F6AD2

#D2A36A#D2A36A

#99D26A#99D26A

#E5E8B0#E5E8B0

#A7AD34#A7AD34

Color Harmonies

#6F6AD2#6F6AD2

#D2A36A#D2A36A

#99D26A#99D26A

#6ACDD2#6ACDD2

#D26ACD#D26ACD

Variants

#E5E8B0#E5E8B0

#A7AD34#A7AD34

#E0E854#E0E854

#BABD7F#BABD7F

#E9EBD1#E9EBD1

#F7FF66#F7FF66

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Bamboo#C7B56E

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Sandstone#C9AE74

#CDD26A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CDD26A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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