Dirty Yellow

#CDC50A

Dirty Yellow #CDC50A

Shades of Dirty Yellow

#CCC50A

#B5AF09

#9E9907

#888306

#716D05

#5A5704

#444103

#2D2B02

#161501

#000000

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Tints of Dirty Yellow

#CCC50A

#D1CB20

#D7D238

#DDD851

#E2DE6B

#E8E586

#EDEBA2

#F3F1C0

#F9F8DF

#FFFFFF

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Tones of Dirty Yellow

#D5CE01

#C9C30C

#BDB818

#B1AD24

#A6A230

#9A963B

#8E8B47

#828153

#76765F

#6B6B6B

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What color is Dirty Yellow

Dirty Yellow is a light bright shade of Yellow. It belongs to the color family Yellow, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Dirty Yellow is a warm color.

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What are the HEX, RGB, HSV, HSL and CMYK color codes of Dirty Yellow

RGB space

CMYK space


The hex code for Dirty Yellow is #CDC50A.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Dirty Yellow has 80%% Red, 77% Green, and 4% Blue.
Dirty Yellow has 58° Hue, 95% Saturation, and 80% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Dirty Yellow has 58° Hue, 91% Saturation, and 42% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Dirty Yellow has 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 95% yellow, and 20% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.

Color Space
Original Units
Percentage

Hex

#CDC50A

RGB

(205, 197, 10)

(80%, 77%, 4%)

HSV

(58°, 95, 80)

(16%, 95%, 80%)

HSL

(58°, 91, 42)

(16%, 91%, 42%)

CMYK

(0, 4, 95, 20)

(0%, 4%, 95%, 20%)

How does Dirty Yellow contrast with black and white

The natural luminance of Dirty Yellow is 53%, which is medium high.
Dirty Yellow has a higher contrast with black than white. Dirty Yellow and black have a 11.6:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text. Dirty Yellow and white have a 1.8:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.

Luminance
Contrast to Black
Contrast to White

53%

AAA (11.6)

insufficient (1.8)

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Example Black

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What colors go with Dirty Yellow

Summer

#3A3B13

#956255

#CDC50A

#DADA78

#EEECAC

Winter

#3A5223

#45876D

#CDC50A

#88C3AB

#EEEEBD

Spring

#1E4711

#468E39

#CDC50A

#74E583

#EEEEE8

Analogous

#524A0F

#8E7E21

#CDC50A

#DEC846

#EEEEE8

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How to mix Dirty Yellow paint

To mix Dirty Yellow paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 70% Yellow, 6% Red, 20% Black, 4% White, as shown below.

Yellow

70%

Red

6%

Green

0%

Blue

0%

Cyan

0%

Magenta

0%

Black

20%

White

4%

To mix Dirty Yellow paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 3% Magenta, 73% Yellow, 20% Black, 4% White, as shown below.

Cyan

0%

Magenta

3%

Yellow

73%

Black

20%

White

4%

What colors are similar to Dirty Yellow

Colors similar to Dirty Yellow are: Mustard Yellow, Bile, Bird Flower, Gold Tips, and Dark Yellow. Mustard Yellow is more orange and darker than Dirty Yellow. Bile is more green and darker than Dirty Yellow. Bird Flower is paler and lighter than Dirty Yellow. Gold Tips is more orange and paler and darker than Dirty Yellow. Dark Yellow is more orange and darker than Dirty Yellow.

Mustard Yellow

#D2BD0A

more orange,

darker

Bile

#B5C306

more green,

darker

Bird Flower

#D4CD16

paler,

lighter

Gold Tips

#DEBA13

more orange,

paler,

darker

Dark Yellow

#D5B60A

more orange,

darker