Colour
#CDC496
- #CDC496
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#CDC496 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 196, 150 and HSL 50°, 35%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#CDC496#CDC496
HEX#CDC496
RGBrgb(205, 196, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7686, 0.5882
RGB percentages80.4%, 76.9%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(50.2, 35.5%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.2, 26.8%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 4.4%, 26.8%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,485,206
CSS custom property--colour: #CDC496;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.93:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#323B69
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#969FCD
Analogous#CDA996, #BBCD96
Triadic#96CDC4, #C496CD
Split complementary#96BACD, #A996CD
Tetradic#96CDA9, #969FCD, #CD96BA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G196
B150
Red205 (80.4%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue50.18°
Saturation (HSL)35.48%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G C4 · B 96
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