#CDD80DGoldzilla (#CDD80D) is a very light, saturated yellow-green with an OKLCH hue of 113°, lightness 0.85 and chroma 0.187. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #CDD80D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 216, 13) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 89%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 94%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5%, 0%, 94%, 15%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(83 -23.5 81.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.845 0.187 113) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Goldzilla shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#d5d200 — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow#d4d800 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow#cdd80d — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#cdd913 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Goldzilla in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.56:1 and against black 13.42:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#f2fe6b · #cdd80d · #a3ac00 · #7d8400 · #5a5f00 · #383c00
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#c0f387 · #cdd80d · #d6b800 · #d59b00 · #d07d00 · #c56220
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#cdd80d · #6fc09e · #8e9600 · #008560 · #545900 · #004530
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#eff5ca · #cdd80d · #a9b162 · #744ccb · #494e00 · #2d3000
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#cdd80d · #b0adbf · #7a7d64 · #4a4854 · #1e2004 · #010005
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f2f0fc · #c9c7d4 · #9c99a9 · #231f31 · #04020e · #cdd80d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#cdd80d · #b1a9d1 · #8066ca · #5423a3 · #250054 · #030200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c1f1f8 · #cdd80d · #cba8cd · #4765c0 · #3e3a57 · #041405
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#cdd80d · #8db6ce · #0085b7 · #870051 · #3d0021 · #00060f
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#cdd80d · #85bbc0 · #008b95 · #5423a3 · #410005 · #030010
#D3DE4D · #DAE46E · #E0EA8A · #E7EFA3 · #EDF4BB
#A7B000 · #838A00 · #606600 · #404300 · #222400
#CCD65A · #CCD480 · #CCD29F
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.