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Colour

#CDCD66

  • #CDCD66
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#CDCD66 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 205, 102 and HSL 60°, 51%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#CDCD66#CDCD66
HEX#CDCD66
RGBrgb(205, 205, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8039, 0.4
RGB percentages80.4%, 80.4%, 40%
HSLhsl(60, 50.7%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 50.2%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 50.2%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,487,462
CSS custom property--colour: #CDCD66;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.52:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#323299

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBC65Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDCA6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D9C2B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 12.4Dark khaki · ΔE 14.4Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23.4Yellow green · ΔE 29Olive · ΔE 29.3Olivedrab · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 12.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6666CD
Analogous#CD9A66, #9ACD66
Triadic#66CDCD, #CD66CD
Split complementary#669ACD, #9A66CD
Tetradic#66CD9A, #6666CD, #CD669A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F3D9
Lighter +20%#E6E6B3
Lighter +10%#DADA8C
Darker −10%#C0C040
Darker −20%#9B9B32
Darker −30%#747426
Darker −40%#4E4E19
More saturated +25%#E6E64D
Less saturated −25%#B4B47F

Channel breakdown

R205
G205
B102
Red205 (80.4%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)50.74%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR CD · G CD · B 66

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