Recognised as Colour

#CDCD9F

#CDCD9F
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Wheat

#CDCD9F is a yellow with RGB values 205, 205, 159 and HSL 60°, 32%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.

Colour values

#CDCD9F#CDCD9F

HEX#CDCD9F

RGBrgb(205, 205, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8039, 0.6235

RGB percentages80.4%, 80.4%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(60, 31.5%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 22.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 22.4%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,487,519

CSS custom property--colour: #CDCD9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59145WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness200.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.83:1

Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#323260

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D5C99Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6CBA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#D4C7C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Wheat · ΔE 12.1 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 12.6 Tan · ΔE 14.1 Moccasin · ΔE 14.7 Navajo white · ΔE 15.7 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 16.4

Nearest named CSS colourWheat (#F5DEB3)ΔE 12.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9F9FCD

Analogous#CDB69F, #B6CD9F

Triadic#9FCDCD, #CD9FCD

Split complementary#9FB6CD, #B69FCD

Tetradic#9FCDB6, #9F9FCD, #CD9FB6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F0F0E2

Lighter +10%#DEDEC1

Darker −10%#BCBC7D

Darker −20%#AAAA5C

Darker −30%#8B8B48

Darker −40%#696937

More saturated +25%#DFDF8D

Less saturated −25%#BBBBB1

Channel breakdown

R205

G205

B159

Red205 (80.4%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)31.51%

Lightness71.37%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR CD · G CD · B 9F

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Also reads as

CdCd9F (chemical formula)

Formula
1,143.098 g/mol
11 atoms

CdCd9F has a molar mass of 1,143.098 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 2 elements: 10 × Cd, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,143.098 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.8981589 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.2682629 × 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

Cd98.3%

F1.7%

Cadmium (Cd × 10)1,124.1 g/mol, 98.338%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 1.662%

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