Recognised as Colour

#CDCEB9

#CDCEB9
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Light grey

#CDCEB9 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 206, 185 and HSL 63°, 18%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#CDCEB9#CDCEB9

HEX#CDCEB9

RGBrgb(205, 206, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8078, 0.7255

RGB percentages80.4%, 80.8%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(62.9, 17.6%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(62.9, 10.2%, 80.8%)

CMYK0.5%, 0%, 10.2%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,487,801

CSS custom property--colour: #CDCEB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.12:1

Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC

Inverted#323146

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D2CCB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#D2CDBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D0CBC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 11.3 Silver · ΔE 12 Gainsboro · ΔE 12.4 Antique white · ΔE 13 Beige · ΔE 13.9 Papaya whip · ΔE 14.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 11.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BAB9CE

Analogous#CEC4B9, #C3CEB9

Triadic#B9CDCE, #CEB9CD

Split complementary#B9C2CE, #C4B9CE

Tetradic#B9CEC4, #BAB9CE, #CEB9C2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8F8F5

Lighter +10%#E2E3D7

Darker −10%#B8B99B

Darker −20%#A2A47D

Darker −30%#8A8C62

Darker −40%#6C6E4D

More saturated +25%#DADDAA

Less saturated −25%#C3C3C3

Channel breakdown

R205

G206

B185

Red205 (80.4%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue62.86°

Saturation (HSL)17.65%

Lightness76.67%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR CD · G CE · B B9

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Harmonies

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CdCeB9 (chemical formula)

Formula
349.82 g/mol
11 atoms

CdCeB9 has a molar mass of 349.82 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Cd, 1 × Ce, 9 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass349.82 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule5.8088978 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.721497 × 10^21

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

Cd32.1%

Ce40.1%

B27.8%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 32.134%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 40.055%

Boron (B × 9)97.29 g/mol, 27.811%

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