Colour

#CDC057

#CDC057
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#CDC057 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 192, 87 and HSL 53°, 54%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#CDC057#CDC057

HEX#CDC057

RGBrgb(205, 192, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7529, 0.3412

RGB percentages80.4%, 75.3%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(53.4, 54.1%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53.4, 57.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 6.3%, 57.6%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,484,119

CSS custom property--colour: #CDC057;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.27:1

Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#323FA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D0BA4Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#D4C05Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#DBB4A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 14.6 Khaki · ΔE 15.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 23.7 Olive · ΔE 25.6 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 26.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 14.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5764CD

Analogous#CD8557, #9FCD57

Triadic#57CDC0, #C057CD

Split complementary#579FCD, #8557CD

Tetradic#57CD85, #5764CD, #CD579F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFBF4

Lighter +30%#F0ECCD

Lighter +20%#E4DDA6

Lighter +10%#D9CF7E

Darker −10%#BAAB37

Darker −20%#92872C

Darker −30%#6B6320

Darker −40%#443F14

More saturated +25%#E8D53C

Less saturated −25%#B2AB72

Channel breakdown

R205

G192

B87

Red205 (80.4%)

Green192 (75.3%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue53.39°

Saturation (HSL)54.13%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G C0 · B 57

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