Recognised as Colour
#CDC91D
- #CDC91D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#CDC91D is a yellow with RGB values 205, 201, 29 and HSL 59°, 75%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#CDC91D#CDC91D
HEX#CDC91D
RGBrgb(205, 201, 29)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7882, 0.1137
RGB percentages80.4%, 78.8%, 11.4%
HSLhsl(58.6, 75.2%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(58.6, 85.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 2%, 85.9%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,486,365
CSS custom property--colour: #CDC91D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54841WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.97:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#3236E2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1D21CD
Analogous#CD711D, #79CD1D
Triadic#1DCDC9, #C91DCD
Split complementary#1D79CD, #711DCD
Tetradic#1DCD71, #1D21CD, #CD1D79
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G201
B29
Red205 (80.4%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue29 (11.4%)
Hue58.64°
Saturation (HSL)75.21%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G C9 · B 1D
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