Recognised as Colour

#CDCA2E

#CDCA2E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#CDCA2E is a yellow with RGB values 205, 202, 46 and HSL 59°, 63%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#CDCA2E#CDCA2E

HEX#CDCA2E

RGBrgb(205, 202, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7922, 0.1804

RGB percentages80.4%, 79.2%, 18%

HSLhsl(58.9, 63.3%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(58.9, 77.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 1.5%, 77.6%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,486,638

CSS custom property--colour: #CDCA2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.08:1

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

Contrast with black12.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#3235D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DBC200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#DDC73Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Tritanopia#DCBDADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.3 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 text12.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 22.2 Yellow green · ΔE 22.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 26 Yellow · ΔE 29.5 Khaki · ΔE 29.7 Olive · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 22.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2E31CD

Analogous#CD7B2E, #81CD2E

Triadic#2ECDCA, #CA2ECD

Split complementary#2E81CD, #7B2ECD

Tetradic#2ECD7A, #2E31CD, #CD2E80

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5F4D2

Lighter +30%#ECEAA8

Lighter +20%#E2E07F

Lighter +10%#D9D655

Darker −10%#A3A125

Darker −20%#7A781B

Darker −30%#504F12

Darker −40%#262609

More saturated +25%#ECE80F

Less saturated −25%#AEAC4D

Channel breakdown

R205

G202

B46

Red205 (80.4%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue58.87°

Saturation (HSL)63.35%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G CA · B 2E

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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