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Colour

#C7CD99

  • #C7CD99
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#C7CD99 is a yellow with RGB values 199, 205, 153 and HSL 67°, 34%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#C7CD99#C7CD99
HEX#C7CD99
RGBrgb(199, 205, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.8039, 0.6
RGB percentages78%, 80.4%, 60%
HSLhsl(66.9, 34.2%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.9, 25.4%, 80.4%)
CMYK2.9%, 0%, 25.4%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,094,297
CSS custom property--colour: #C7CD99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58105WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.62:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#383266

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5C896no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5C99Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CDC7BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 12.2Wheat · ΔE 14.9Dark khaki · ΔE 16Tan · ΔE 16.7Moccasin · ΔE 17Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 12.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9F99CD
Analogous#CDB999, #ADCD99
Triadic#99C7CD, #CD99C7
Split complementary#99ADCD, #B999CD
Tetradic#99CDB9, #9F99CD, #CD99AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDEFDD
Lighter +10%#DADEBB
Darker −10%#B4BC77
Darker −20%#A1AB55
Darker −30%#818A43
Darker −40%#616733
More saturated +25%#D6E086
Less saturated −25%#B8BAAC

Channel breakdown

R199
G205
B153
Red199 (78%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue66.92°
Saturation (HSL)34.21%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C7 · G CD · B 99

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