Recognised as Colour

#CDCD0B

#CDCD0B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#CDCD0B is a yellow with RGB values 205, 205, 11 and HSL 60°, 90%, 42%. 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

#CDCD0B#CDCD0B

HEX#CDCD0B

RGBrgb(205, 205, 11)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8039, 0.0431

RGB percentages80.4%, 80.4%, 4.3%

HSLhsl(60, 89.8%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 94.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 94.6%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,487,371

CSS custom property--colour: #CDCD0B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56666WCAG 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#BFBFBF

Inverted#3232F4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

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

Deuteranopia#E0C929no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Tritanopia#DCBFAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.1 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 19.4 Yellow · ΔE 23.3 Yellow green · ΔE 23.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 30.1 Olive · ΔE 36.4 Green yellow · ΔE 36.4

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 19.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0B0BCD

Analogous#CD6C0B, #6CCD0B

Triadic#0BCDCD, #CD0BCD

Split complementary#0B6CCD, #6C0BCD

Tetradic#0BCD6C, #0B0BCD, #CD0B6C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAFAAA

Lighter +30%#F8F879

Lighter +20%#F5F549

Lighter +10%#F3F318

Darker −10%#9D9D08

Darker −20%#6C6C06

Darker −30%#3C3C03

Darker −40%#0B0B01

More saturated +25%#D8D800

Less saturated −25%#B2B226

Channel breakdown

R205

G205

B11

Red205 (80.4%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue11 (4.3%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)89.81%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR CD · G CD · B 0B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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