Colour
#CDCBC2
- #CDCBC2
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Light grey
#CDCBC2 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 203, 194 and HSL 49°, 10%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.
Colour values
#CDCBC2#CDCBC2
HEX#CDCBC2
RGBrgb(205, 203, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7961, 0.7608
RGB percentages80.4%, 79.6%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(49.1, 9.9%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 5.4%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 1%, 5.4%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,487,042
CSS custom property--colour: #CDCBC2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.92:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#32343D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C2C4CD
Analogous#CDC5C2, #CACDC2
Triadic#C2CDCB, #CBC2CD
Split complementary#C2CACD, #C5C2CD
Tetradic#C2CDC5, #C2C4CD, #CDC2CA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G203
B194
Red205 (80.4%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue49.09°
Saturation (HSL)9.91%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G CB · B C2
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