Recognised as Colour

#CDCD95

#CDCD95
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#CDCD95 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 205, 149 and HSL 60°, 36%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#CDCD95#CDCD95

HEX#CDCD95

RGBrgb(205, 205, 149)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8039, 0.5843

RGB percentages80.4%, 80.4%, 58.4%

HSLhsl(60, 35.9%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 27.3%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 27.3%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,487,509

CSS custom property--colour: #CDCD95;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.76:1

Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9

Inverted#32326A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D6C891no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#D7CB97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D5C6BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 10.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 13.7 Wheat · ΔE 13.8 Moccasin · ΔE 15.5 Tan · ΔE 15.6 Navajo white · ΔE 16.1

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 10.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9595CD

Analogous#CDB195, #B1CD95

Triadic#95CDCD, #CD95CD

Split complementary#95B1CD, #B195CD

Tetradic#95CDB1, #9595CD, #CD95B1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFEFD

Lighter +20%#EEEEDA

Lighter +10%#DDDDB8

Darker −10%#BDBD72

Darker −20%#ABAB51

Darker −30%#898940

Darker −40%#666630

More saturated +25%#E1E182

Less saturated −25%#BABAA9

Channel breakdown

R205

G205

B149

Red205 (80.4%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue149 (58.4%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)35.9%

Lightness69.41%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR CD · G CD · B 95

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Harmonies

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Also reads as

CdCd95 (chemical formula)

Formula
10,791.36 g/mol
96 atoms

CdCd95 has a molar mass of 10,791.36 g/mol, made up of 96 atoms across 1 element: 96 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass10,791.36 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule96

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.7919475 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram5.5805207 × 10^19

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 × 96)10,791.36 g/mol, 100%

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