Colour

#CDCD00

#CDCD00
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#CDCD00 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 205, 0 and HSL 60°, 100%, 40%. 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

#CDCD00#CDCD00

HEX#CDCD00

RGBrgb(205, 205, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8039, 0

RGB percentages80.4%, 80.4%, 0%

HSLhsl(60, 100%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 100%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 100%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,487,360

CSS custom property--colour: #CDCD00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.33:1

Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#3232FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DFC400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#E1C926no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Tritanopia#DDBFAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 19.1 Yellow · ΔE 22.6 Yellow green · ΔE 24.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 30.5 Green yellow · ΔE 36.3 Olive · ΔE 37

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 19.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0000CD

Analogous#CD6700, #67CD00

Triadic#00CDCD, #CD00CD

Split complementary#0067CD, #6700CD

Tetradic#00CD67, #0000CD, #CD0067

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFF9A

Lighter +30%#FFFF67

Lighter +20%#FFFF34

Lighter +10%#FFFF01

Darker −10%#9A9A00

Darker −20%#676700

Darker −30%#343400

Darker −40%#010100

More saturated +25%#CDCD00

Less saturated −25%#B3B31A

Channel breakdown

R205

G205

Red205 (80.4%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR CD · G CD · B 00

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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