Colour
#CDC8AD
- #CDC8AD
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#CDC8AD is a yellow with RGB values 205, 200, 173 and HSL 51°, 24%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#CDC8AD#CDC8AD
HEX#CDC8AD
RGBrgb(205, 200, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7843, 0.6784
RGB percentages80.4%, 78.4%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(50.6, 24.2%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.6, 15.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 2.4%, 15.6%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,486,253
CSS custom property--colour: #CDC8AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57305WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.46:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#323752
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADB2CD
Analogous#CDB8AD, #C2CDAD
Triadic#ADCDC8, #C8ADCD
Split complementary#ADC2CD, #B8ADCD
Tetradic#ADCDB8, #ADB2CD, #CDADC2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G200
B173
Red205 (80.4%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue50.62°
Saturation (HSL)24.24%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G C8 · B AD
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