Colour

#CDBC6E

#CDBC6E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#CDBC6E is a yellow with RGB values 205, 188, 110 and HSL 49°, 49%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#CDBC6E#CDBC6E

HEX#CDBC6E

RGBrgb(205, 188, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7373, 0.4314

RGB percentages80.4%, 73.7%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(49.3, 48.7%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 46.3%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 8.3%, 46.3%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,483,118

CSS custom property--colour: #CDBC6E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.01:1

Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#324391

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CAB868no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#CFBE71no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#DAB2A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 5.5 Khaki · ΔE 15.3 Burlywood · ΔE 16.3 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 18.5 Tan · ΔE 19.6 Navajo white · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 5.49, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6E7FCD

Analogous#CD8C6E, #AECD6E

Triadic#6ECDBC, #BC6ECD

Split complementary#6EAECD, #8D6ECD

Tetradic#6ECD8D, #6E7FCD, #CD6EAE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4F1E0

Lighter +20%#E7DFBA

Lighter +10%#DACE94

Darker −10%#C0AA48

Darker −20%#9E8C37

Darker −30%#786A2A

Darker −40%#53491C

More saturated +25%#E5CC56

Less saturated −25%#B5AC86

Channel breakdown

R205

G188

B110

Red205 (80.4%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue49.26°

Saturation (HSL)48.72%

Lightness61.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G BC · B 6E

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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