Colour
#CDC89A
- #CDC89A
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#CDC89A is a yellow with RGB values 205, 200, 154 and HSL 54°, 34%, 70%. 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
#CDC89A#CDC89A
HEX#CDC89A
RGBrgb(205, 200, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7843, 0.6039
RGB percentages80.4%, 78.4%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(54.1, 33.8%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.1, 24.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 2.4%, 24.9%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,486,234
CSS custom property--colour: #CDC89A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.32:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#323765
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9A9FCD
Analogous#CDAE9A, #B8CD9A
Triadic#9ACDC8, #C89ACD
Split complementary#9AB8CD, #AF9ACD
Tetradic#9ACDAE, #9A9FCD, #CD9AB8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G200
B154
Red205 (80.4%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue54.12°
Saturation (HSL)33.77%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G C8 · B 9A
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