Recognised as Colour
#CDD429
- #CDD429
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Yellow green
#CDD429 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 212, 41 and HSL 62°, 68%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#CDD429#CDD429
HEX#CDD429
RGBrgb(205, 212, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8314, 0.1608
RGB percentages80.4%, 83.1%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(62.5, 67.6%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(62.5, 80.7%, 83.1%)
CMYK3.3%, 0%, 80.7%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,489,193
CSS custom property--colour: #CDD429;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.05:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#322BD6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3029D4
Analogous#D48629, #77D429
Triadic#29CDD4, #D429CD
Split complementary#2978D4, #8529D4
Tetradic#29D485, #3029D4, #D42978
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G212
B41
Red205 (80.4%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue62.46°
Saturation (HSL)67.59%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CD · G D4 · B 29
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