Colour

#C5CD1D

#C5CD1D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#C5CD1D is a yellow with RGB values 197, 205, 29 and HSL 63°, 75%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

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HEX#C5CD1D

RGBrgb(197, 205, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.8039, 0.1137

RGB percentages77.3%, 80.4%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(62.7, 75.2%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(62.7, 85.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK3.9%, 0%, 85.9%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,963,101

CSS custom property--colour: #C5CD1D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.12:1

Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#3A32E2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DDC300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#DEC632no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D3C0AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 19.3 Gold · ΔE 23.7 Yellow · ΔE 25.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 31.8 Green yellow · ΔE 34.2 Olive · ΔE 34.5

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 19.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#251DCD

Analogous#CD7D1D, #6DCD1D

Triadic#1DC5CD, #CD1DC5

Split complementary#1D6DCD, #7D1DCD

Tetradic#1DCD7D, #251DCD, #CD1D6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F4F6C0

Lighter +30%#ECF093

Lighter +20%#E3E967

Lighter +10%#DBE33A

Darker −10%#9AA017

Darker −20%#6F7410

Darker −30%#44470A

Darker −40%#191A04

More saturated +25%#DFEA00

Less saturated −25%#AAB03A

Channel breakdown

R197

G205

B29

Red197 (77.3%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue62.73°

Saturation (HSL)75.21%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR C5 · G CD · B 1D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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