Recognised as Colour

#CDC226

#CDC226
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#CDC226 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 194, 38 and HSL 56°, 69%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#CDC226#CDC226

HEX#CDC226

RGBrgb(205, 194, 38)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7608, 0.149

RGB percentages80.4%, 76.1%, 14.9%

HSLhsl(56, 68.7%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(56, 81.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 5.4%, 81.5%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,484,582

CSS custom property--colour: #CDC226;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.34:1

Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#323DD9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D4BB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#D8C134no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Tritanopia#DDB4A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 20.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.8 Yellow green · ΔE 26.4 Olive · ΔE 29.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 29.8 Khaki · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 20.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2631CD

Analogous#CD6E26, #84CD26

Triadic#26CDC2, #C226CD

Split complementary#2684CD, #6E26CD

Tetradic#26CD6F, #2631CD, #CD2685

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5F2CA

Lighter +30%#EDE89F

Lighter +20%#E5DE74

Lighter +10%#DDD349

Darker −10%#A2991E

Darker −20%#777116

Darker −30%#4C480E

Darker −40%#211F06

More saturated +25%#EBDC08

Less saturated −25%#AFA844

Channel breakdown

R205

G194

B38

Red205 (80.4%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue38 (14.9%)

Hue56.05°

Saturation (HSL)68.72%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G C2 · B 26

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Also reads as

CdC226 (chemical formula)

Formula
2,826.896 g/mol
227 atoms

CdC226 has a molar mass of 2,826.896 g/mol, made up of 227 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × Cd, 226 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,826.896 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule227

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule4.6941712 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.1303015 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Cd4%

C96%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 3.976%

Carbon (C × 226)2,714.486 g/mol, 96.024%

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