Colour

#CDD38C

#CDD38C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#CDD38C is a yellow with RGB values 205, 211, 140 and HSL 65°, 45%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#CDD38C

RGBrgb(205, 211, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8275, 0.549

RGB percentages80.4%, 82.7%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(65.1, 44.7%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(65.1, 33.6%, 82.7%)

CMYK2.8%, 0%, 33.6%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,489,036

CSS custom property--colour: #CDD38C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.29:1

Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD

Inverted#322C73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DDCD87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Deuteranopia#DDCF8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Tritanopia#D6CBC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 10.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 11.2 Khaki · ΔE 13.6 Wheat · ΔE 19.2 Moccasin · ΔE 19.7 Navajo white · ΔE 20.1

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 10.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#928CD3

Analogous#D3B68C, #AAD38C

Triadic#8CCDD3, #D38CCD

Split complementary#8CAAD3, #B58CD3

Tetradic#8CD3B5, #928CD3, #D38CAA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFDFB

Lighter +20%#EDEFD6

Lighter +10%#DDE1B1

Darker −10%#BDC567

Darker −20%#ABB445

Darker −30%#888F37

Darker −40%#656A29

More saturated +25%#DEE778

Less saturated −25%#BCBFA0

Channel breakdown

R205

G211

B140

Red205 (80.4%)

Green211 (82.7%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue65.07°

Saturation (HSL)44.65%

Lightness68.82%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR CD · G D3 · B 8C

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Colour values

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