Recognised as Colour
#CDCC1D
- #CDCC1D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#CDCC1D is a yellow with RGB values 205, 204, 29 and HSL 60°, 75%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#CDCC1D#CDCC1D
HEX#CDCC1D
RGBrgb(205, 204, 29)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8, 0.1137
RGB percentages80.4%, 80%, 11.4%
HSLhsl(59.7, 75.2%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(59.7, 85.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 0.5%, 85.9%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,487,133
CSS custom property--colour: #CDCC1D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.25:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#3233E2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1D1ECD
Analogous#CD741D, #76CD1D
Triadic#1DCDCC, #CC1DCD
Split complementary#1D76CD, #741DCD
Tetradic#1DCD74, #1D1ECD, #CD1D76
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G204
B29
Red205 (80.4%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue29 (11.4%)
Hue59.66°
Saturation (HSL)75.21%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G CC · B 1D
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