Recognised as Colour

#CDCE02

#CDCE02
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#CDCE02 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 206, 2 and HSL 60°, 98%, 41%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#CDCE02#CDCE02

HEX#CDCE02

RGBrgb(205, 206, 2)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8078, 0.0078

RGB percentages80.4%, 80.8%, 0.8%

HSLhsl(60.3, 98.1%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60.3, 99%, 80.8%)

CMYK0.5%, 0%, 99%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,487,618

CSS custom property--colour: #CDCE02;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57126WCAG 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 12.43:1

Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#3231FD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E0C500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#E1C927no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Tritanopia#DCC0AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 19.4 Yellow · ΔE 22.3 Yellow green · ΔE 23.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 31 Green yellow · ΔE 35.7 Olive · ΔE 37.3

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 19.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0302CE

Analogous#CE6902, #67CE02

Triadic#02CDCE, #CE02CD

Split complementary#0267CE, #6902CE

Tetradic#02CE69, #0302CE, #CE0267

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFE9E

Lighter +30%#FDFE6B

Lighter +20%#FCFD39

Lighter +10%#FBFD06

Darker −10%#9B9B02

Darker −20%#686901

Darker −30%#363601

Darker −40%#040400

More saturated +25%#CFD000

Less saturated −25%#B3B41C

Channel breakdown

R205

G206

Red205 (80.4%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue2 (0.8%)

Hue60.29°

Saturation (HSL)98.08%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR CD · G CE · B 02

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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