Colour

#CCDD99

#CCDD99
Green
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#CCDD99 is a green with RGB values 204, 221, 153 and HSL 75°, 50%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#CCDD99#CCDD99

HEX#CCDD99

HEX (short)#CD9

RGBrgb(204, 221, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.8667, 0.6

RGB percentages80%, 86.7%, 60%

HSLhsl(75, 50%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(75, 30.8%, 86.7%)

CMYK7.7%, 0%, 30.8%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,426,073

CSS custom property--colour: #CCDD99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.37:1

Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4

Inverted#332266

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E6D694no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#E3D69Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Tritanopia#D2D6CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 11 Khaki · ΔE 16.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 16.4 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 19.1 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 20 Wheat · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 11.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AA99DD

Analogous#DDCC99, #AADD99

Triadic#99CCDD, #DD99CC

Split complementary#99AADD, #CC99DD

Tetradic#99DDCC, #AA99DD, #DD99AA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2F7E6

Lighter +10%#DFEABF

Darker −10%#B9D073

Darker −20%#A6C44D

Darker −30%#8AA637

Darker −40%#6A802A

More saturated +25%#D5EE88

Less saturated −25%#C4CCAA

Channel breakdown

R204

G221

B153

Red204 (80%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue75°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness73.33%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR CC · G DD · B 99

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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