Colour

#CDCA01

#CDCA01
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#CDCA01 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 202, 1 and HSL 59°, 99%, 40%. 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

#CDCA01#CDCA01

HEX#CDCA01

RGBrgb(205, 202, 1)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7922, 0.0039

RGB percentages80.4%, 79.2%, 0.4%

HSLhsl(59.1, 99%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(59.1, 99.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 1.5%, 99.5%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,486,593

CSS custom property--colour: #CDCA01;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.04:1

Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#3235FE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DCC100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#DEC725no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Tritanopia#DDBCACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 18.4 Yellow · ΔE 23.9 Yellow green · ΔE 24.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 28.7 Olive · ΔE 35.8 Khaki · ΔE 37.1

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 18.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0104CD

Analogous#CD6401, #6ACD01

Triadic#01CDCA, #CA01CD

Split complementary#016ACD, #6401CD

Tetradic#01CD64, #0104CD, #CD016A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFD9B

Lighter +30%#FEFC69

Lighter +20%#FEFB36

Lighter +10%#FEFA03

Darker −10%#9A9801

Darker −20%#676601

Darker −30%#353400

Darker −40%#020200

More saturated +25%#CECB00

Less saturated −25%#B3B11B

Channel breakdown

R205

G202

Red205 (80.4%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue1 (0.4%)

Hue59.12°

Saturation (HSL)99.03%

Lightness40.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G CA · B 01

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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