Recognised as Colour

#CDC679

#CDC679
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#CDC679 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 198, 121 and HSL 55°, 46%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#CDC679#CDC679

HEX#CDC679

RGBrgb(205, 198, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7765, 0.4745

RGB percentages80.4%, 77.6%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(55, 45.7%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(55, 41%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 3.4%, 41%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,485,689

CSS custom property--colour: #CDC679;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.95:1

Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#323986

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D3C173no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#D5C57Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#D8BDB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 5.5 Khaki · ΔE 12.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.9 Burlywood · ΔE 18.3 Navajo white · ΔE 20.5 Tan · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 5.52, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7980CD

Analogous#CD9C79, #AACD79

Triadic#79CDC6, #C679CD

Split complementary#79AACD, #9C79CD

Tetradic#79CD9C, #7980CD, #CD79AA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7F5E8

Lighter +20%#E9E6C3

Lighter +10%#DBD69E

Darker −10%#BFB654

Darker −20%#A39B3D

Darker −30%#7E772F

Darker −40%#595421

More saturated +25%#E4D962

Less saturated −25%#B6B390

Channel breakdown

R205

G198

B121

Red205 (80.4%)

Green198 (77.6%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue55°

Saturation (HSL)45.65%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G C6 · B 79

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Also reads as

CdC679 (chemical formula)

Formula
8,267.879 g/mol
680 atoms

CdC679 has a molar mass of 8,267.879 g/mol, made up of 680 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × Cd, 679 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass8,267.879 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule680

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.3729136 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram7.2837795 × 10^19

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

Cd1.4%

C98.6%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 1.36%

Carbon (C × 679)8,155.469 g/mol, 98.64%

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