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Recognised as Colour

#CBDE56

  • #CBDE56
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#CBDE56 is a yellow with RGB values 203, 222, 86 and HSL 68°, 67%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#CBDE56#CBDE56
HEX#CBDE56
RGBrgb(203, 222, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.8706, 0.3373
RGB percentages79.6%, 87.1%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(68.4, 67.3%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.4, 61.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK8.6%, 0%, 61.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,360,726
CSS custom property--colour: #CBDE56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.12:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#3421A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECD346no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#EBD55Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D7D2C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 16.4Khaki · ΔE 24.1Dark khaki · ΔE 30.3Olivedrab · ΔE 33Gold · ΔE 33.3Light green · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 16.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6956DE
Analogous#DEAD56, #87DE56
Triadic#56CBDE, #DE56CB
Split complementary#5687DE, #AD56DE
Tetradic#56DEAD, #6956DE, #DE5687

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F7D6
Lighter +20%#E5EFAB
Lighter +10%#D8E681
Darker −10%#BED62B
Darker −20%#99AC22
Darker −30%#738219
Darker −40%#4D5711
More saturated +25%#DDF73D
Less saturated −25%#B9C56F

Channel breakdown

R203
G222
B86
Red203 (79.6%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue68.38°
Saturation (HSL)67.33%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CB · G DE · B 56

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