Recognised as Colour

#CDD026

#CDD026
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#CDD026 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 208, 38 and HSL 61°, 69%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#CDD026#CDD026

HEX#CDD026

RGBrgb(205, 208, 38)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8157, 0.149

RGB percentages80.4%, 81.6%, 14.9%

HSLhsl(61.1, 69.1%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(61.1, 81.7%, 81.6%)

CMYK1.4%, 0%, 81.7%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,488,166

CSS custom property--colour: #CDD026;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.65:1

Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#322FD9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E1C600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#E2CB37no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Tritanopia#DCC2B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 21.2 Gold · ΔE 21.8 Yellow · ΔE 25.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 30.1 Khaki · ΔE 33.2 Olive · ΔE 35

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 21.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2926D0

Analogous#D07E26, #78D026

Triadic#26CDD0, #D026CD

Split complementary#2678D0, #7E26D0

Tetradic#26D07E, #2926D0, #D02678

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5F6CC

Lighter +30%#ECEEA1

Lighter +20%#E4E676

Lighter +10%#DBDE4B

Darker −10%#A3A51E

Darker −20%#787A16

Darker −30%#4E4F0E

Darker −40%#232406

More saturated +25%#EBEF07

Less saturated −25%#AFB145

Channel breakdown

R205

G208

B38

Red205 (80.4%)

Green208 (81.6%)

Blue38 (14.9%)

Hue61.06°

Saturation (HSL)69.11%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR CD · G D0 · B 26

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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