Recognised as Colour

#CDC27C

#CDC27C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#CDC27C is a yellow with RGB values 205, 194, 124 and HSL 52°, 45%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#CDC27C#CDC27C

HEX#CDC27C

RGBrgb(205, 194, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7608, 0.4863

RGB percentages80.4%, 76.1%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(51.9, 44.8%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.9, 39.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 5.4%, 39.5%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,484,668

CSS custom property--colour: #CDC27C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.6:1

Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#323D83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CEBE77no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#D2C37Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#D8B9B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 5.8 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.4 Burlywood · ΔE 14.8 Khaki · ΔE 15.3 Tan · ΔE 16.8 Navajo white · ΔE 18.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 5.85, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7C87CD

Analogous#CD9A7C, #B0CD7C

Triadic#7CCDC2, #C27CCD

Split complementary#7CB0CD, #9A7CCD

Tetradic#7CCD9A, #7C87CD, #CD7CB0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7F6EB

Lighter +20%#E9E4C6

Lighter +10%#DBD3A1

Darker −10%#BFB157

Darker −20%#A4963F

Darker −30%#7F7531

Darker −40%#5A5323

More saturated +25%#E4D265

Less saturated −25%#B6B293

Channel breakdown

R205

G194

B124

Red205 (80.4%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue51.85°

Saturation (HSL)44.75%

Lightness64.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G C2 · B 7C

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CdC27C (chemical formula)

Formula
448.718 g/mol
29 atoms

CdC27C has a molar mass of 448.718 g/mol, made up of 29 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × Cd, 28 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass448.718 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule29

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule7.4511377 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.3420769 × 10^21

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

Cd25.1%

C74.9%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 25.051%

Carbon (C × 28)336.308 g/mol, 74.949%

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