Colour

#CDCC66

#CDCC66
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#CDCC66 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 204, 102 and HSL 59°, 51%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#CDCC66#CDCC66

HEX#CDCC66

RGBrgb(205, 204, 102)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8, 0.4

RGB percentages80.4%, 80%, 40%

HSLhsl(59.4, 50.7%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(59.4, 50.2%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 0.5%, 50.2%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,487,206

CSS custom property--colour: #CDCC66;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.42:1

Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#323399

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DAC55Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Deuteranopia#DCC96Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D9C1B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 12.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 13.9 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23.1 Olive · ΔE 29.1 Burlywood · ΔE 29.1 Olivedrab · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 12.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6667CD

Analogous#CD9966, #9BCD66

Triadic#66CDCC, #CC66CD

Split complementary#669BCD, #9866CD

Tetradic#66CD99, #6667CD, #CD669B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3F2D9

Lighter +20%#E6E6B3

Lighter +10%#DAD98C

Darker −10%#C0BF40

Darker −20%#9B9932

Darker −30%#747326

Darker −40%#4E4D19

More saturated +25%#E6E54D

Less saturated −25%#B4B37F

Channel breakdown

R205

G204

B102

Red205 (80.4%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue102 (40%)

Hue59.42°

Saturation (HSL)50.74%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G CC · B 66

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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