Colour

#CDCE11

#CDCE11
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#CDCE11 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 206, 17 and HSL 60°, 85%, 44%. 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

#CDCE11#CDCE11

HEX#CDCE11

RGBrgb(205, 206, 17)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8078, 0.0667

RGB percentages80.4%, 80.8%, 6.7%

HSLhsl(60.3, 84.8%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60.3, 91.7%, 80.8%)

CMYK0.5%, 0%, 91.7%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,487,633

CSS custom property--colour: #CDCE11;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.7 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#C0C0C0

Inverted#3231EE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DFC500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#E1C92Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Tritanopia#DCC0AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.3 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 19.9 Yellow green · ΔE 23.1 Yellow · ΔE 23.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 30.4 Green yellow · ΔE 36 Olive · ΔE 36.3

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 19.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1211CE

Analogous#CE7011, #6FCE11

Triadic#11CDCE, #CE11CD

Split complementary#116FCE, #7011CE

Tetradic#11CE70, #1211CE, #CE116F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F9B2

Lighter +30%#F4F583

Lighter +20%#F0F154

Lighter +10%#ECED25

Darker −10%#9E9F0D

Darker −20%#6F7009

Darker −30%#404105

Darker −40%#111201

More saturated +25%#DEDF00

Less saturated −25%#B1B22D

Channel breakdown

R205

G206

B17

Red205 (80.4%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue17 (6.7%)

Hue60.32°

Saturation (HSL)84.75%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR CD · G CE · B 11

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Colour values

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Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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