Recognised as Colour

#CDC69B

#CDC69B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Tan

#CDC69B is a yellow with RGB values 205, 198, 155 and HSL 52°, 33%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#CDC69B#CDC69B

HEX#CDC69B

RGBrgb(205, 198, 155)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7765, 0.6078

RGB percentages80.4%, 77.6%, 60.8%

HSLhsl(51.6, 33.3%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 24.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 3.4%, 24.4%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,485,723

CSS custom property--colour: #CDC69B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55734WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.15:1

Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#323964

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CEC398no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#D1C69Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#D5C0BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 10.6 Wheat · ΔE 11.6 Burlywood · ΔE 13.9 Moccasin · ΔE 14.6 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.7 Navajo white · ΔE 15

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 10.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9BA2CD

Analogous#CDAD9B, #BBCD9B

Triadic#9BCDC6, #C69BCD

Split complementary#9BBBCD, #AD9BCD

Tetradic#9BCDAD, #9BA2CD, #CD9BBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFEDDF

Lighter +10%#DED9BD

Darker −10%#BCB379

Darker −20%#AB9F57

Darker −30%#8A8045

Darker −40%#686134

More saturated +25%#E0D488

Less saturated −25%#BAB9AE

Channel breakdown

R205

G198

B155

Red205 (80.4%)

Green198 (77.6%)

Blue155 (60.8%)

Hue51.6°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness70.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G C6 · B 9B

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CdC69B (chemical formula)

Formula
951.979 g/mol
71 atoms

CdC69B has a molar mass of 951.979 g/mol, made up of 71 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Cd, 69 × C, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass951.979 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule71

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.5807983 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.3259177 × 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

Cd11.8%

C87.1%

B1.1%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 11.808%

Carbon (C × 69)828.759 g/mol, 87.056%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.136%

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