Recognised as Colour

#CDC253

#CDC253
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#CDC253 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 194, 83 and HSL 55°, 55%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#CDC253#CDC253

HEX#CDC253

RGBrgb(205, 194, 83)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7608, 0.3255

RGB percentages80.4%, 76.1%, 32.5%

HSLhsl(54.6, 55%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(54.6, 59.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 5.4%, 59.5%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,484,627

CSS custom property--colour: #CDC253;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.44:1

Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#323DAC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D2BC47no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D5C259no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#DBB6AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 16.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 17.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 23.4 Olive · ΔE 25.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 27.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 16.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#535ECD

Analogous#CD8553, #9BCD53

Triadic#53CDC2, #C253CD

Split complementary#539BCD, #8553CD

Tetradic#53CD85, #535ECD, #CD539B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFAF1

Lighter +30%#EFECCA

Lighter +20%#E4DEA2

Lighter +10%#D8D07B

Darker −10%#B8AC35

Darker −20%#90872A

Darker −30%#69621E

Darker −40%#413D13

More saturated +25%#E9D937

Less saturated −25%#B1AB6F

Channel breakdown

R205

G194

B83

Red205 (80.4%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue83 (32.5%)

Hue54.59°

Saturation (HSL)54.95%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G C2 · B 53

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Also reads as

CdC253 (chemical formula)

Formula
3,151.193 g/mol
254 atoms

CdC253 has a molar mass of 3,151.193 g/mol, made up of 254 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × Cd, 253 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,151.193 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule254

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule5.2326791 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.9110669 × 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

Cd3.6%

C96.4%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 3.567%

Carbon (C × 253)3,038.783 g/mol, 96.433%

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