Recognised as Colour

#CDCE99

#CDCE99
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#CDCE99 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 206, 153 and HSL 61°, 35%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#CDCE99#CDCE99

HEX#CDCE99

RGBrgb(205, 206, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8078, 0.6

RGB percentages80.4%, 80.8%, 60%

HSLhsl(61.1, 35.1%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(61.1, 25.7%, 80.8%)

CMYK0.5%, 0%, 25.7%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,487,769

CSS custom property--colour: #CDCE99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness200.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.88:1

Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#323166

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D7C996no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D7CC9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#D5C7C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 10.8 Wheat · ΔE 13.2 Moccasin · ΔE 15.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 15.3 Tan · ΔE 15.4 Navajo white · ΔE 16

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 10.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9A99CE

Analogous#CEB499, #B3CE99

Triadic#99CDCE, #CE99CD

Split complementary#99B3CE, #B499CE

Tetradic#99CEB4, #9A99CE, #CE99B3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFEFDE

Lighter +10%#DEDFBB

Darker −10%#BCBD77

Darker −20%#ABAD54

Darker −30%#8A8B43

Darker −40%#686932

More saturated +25%#DFE186

Less saturated −25%#BBBBAC

Channel breakdown

R205

G206

B153

Red205 (80.4%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue61.13°

Saturation (HSL)35.1%

Lightness70.39%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR CD · G CE · B 99

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Also reads as

CdCe99 (chemical formula)

Formula
13,984.29 g/mol
100 atoms

CdCe99 has a molar mass of 13,984.29 g/mol, made up of 100 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × Cd, 99 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass13,984.29 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule100

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.322146 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram4.3063615 × 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

Cd0.8%

Ce99.2%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 0.804%

Cerium (Ce × 99)13,871.88 g/mol, 99.196%

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