Colour
#CDC6AC
- #CDC6AC
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#CDC6AC is a yellow with RGB values 205, 198, 172 and HSL 47°, 25%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#CDC6AC#CDC6AC
HEX#CDC6AC
RGBrgb(205, 198, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7765, 0.6745
RGB percentages80.4%, 77.6%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(47.3, 24.8%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.3, 16.1%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 3.4%, 16.1%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,485,740
CSS custom property--colour: #CDC6AC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.27:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#323953
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ACB3CD
Analogous#CDB6AC, #C4CDAC
Triadic#ACCDC6, #C6ACCD
Split complementary#ACC4CD, #B5ACCD
Tetradic#ACCDB6, #ACB3CD, #CDACC4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G198
B172
Red205 (80.4%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue47.27°
Saturation (HSL)24.81%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G C6 · B AC
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