Recognised as Colour

#CDCD30

#CDCD30
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#CDCD30 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 205, 48 and HSL 60°, 62%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#CDCD30#CDCD30

HEX#CDCD30

RGBrgb(205, 205, 48)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8039, 0.1882

RGB percentages80.4%, 80.4%, 18.8%

HSLhsl(60, 62.1%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 76.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 76.6%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,487,408

CSS custom property--colour: #CDCD30;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.37:1

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

Contrast with black12.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#3232CF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DEC400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#E0C93Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Tritanopia#DCC0B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65 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 text12.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 21.6 Gold · ΔE 22.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 27.6 Yellow · ΔE 28.7 Khaki · ΔE 29.9 Olive · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 21.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3030CD

Analogous#CD7F30, #7FCD30

Triadic#30CDCD, #CD30CD

Split complementary#307FCD, #7F30CD

Tetradic#30CD7F, #3030CD, #CD307F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5F5D4

Lighter +30%#EBEBAB

Lighter +20%#E2E281

Lighter +10%#D8D858

Darker −10%#A4A426

Darker −20%#7A7A1D

Darker −30%#515113

Darker −40%#282809

More saturated +25%#EDED10

Less saturated −25%#ADAD50

Channel breakdown

R205

G205

B48

Red205 (80.4%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue48 (18.8%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)62.06%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR CD · G CD · B 30

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Harmonies

Lighter and darker

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Also reads as

CdCd30 (chemical formula)

Formula
3,484.71 g/mol
31 atoms

CdCd30 has a molar mass of 3,484.71 g/mol, made up of 31 atoms across 1 element: 31 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass3,484.71 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule31

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule5.7864971 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.7281612 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Cd100%

Cadmium (Cd × 31)3,484.71 g/mol, 100%

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