Recognised as Colour

#CDCD35

#CDCD35
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#CDCD35 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 205, 53 and HSL 60°, 60%, 51%. 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

#CDCD35#CDCD35

HEX#CDCD35

RGBrgb(205, 205, 53)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8039, 0.2078

RGB percentages80.4%, 80.4%, 20.8%

HSLhsl(60, 60.3%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 74.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 74.1%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,487,413

CSS custom property--colour: #CDCD35;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56899WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.38:1

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

Contrast with black12.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#3232CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DEC411no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#DFC941no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Tritanopia#DCC0B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.5 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 text12.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 21.5 Gold · ΔE 23.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 27.3 Khaki · ΔE 28.4 Yellow · ΔE 29.9 Olive · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 21.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3535CD

Analogous#CD8135, #81CD35

Triadic#35CDCD, #CD35CD

Split complementary#3581CD, #8135CD

Tetradic#35CD81, #3535CD, #CD3581

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5F5D9

Lighter +30%#EBEBB0

Lighter +20%#E1E187

Lighter +10%#D7D75E

Darker −10%#A6A629

Darker −20%#7D7D1F

Darker −30%#545415

Darker −40%#2B2B0B

More saturated +25%#EDED15

Less saturated −25%#AEAE55

Channel breakdown

R205

G205

B53

Red205 (80.4%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue53 (20.8%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)60.32%

Lightness50.59%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR CD · G CD · B 35

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Harmonies

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Also reads as

CdCd35 (chemical formula)

Formula
4,046.76 g/mol
36 atoms

CdCd35 has a molar mass of 4,046.76 g/mol, made up of 36 atoms across 1 element: 36 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass4,046.76 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule36

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule6.7198031 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.4881388 × 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 × 36)4,046.76 g/mol, 100%

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