Recognised as Colour

#CDD468

#CDD468
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#CDD468 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 212, 104 and HSL 64°, 56%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#CDD468#CDD468

HEX#CDD468

RGBrgb(205, 212, 104)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8314, 0.4078

RGB percentages80.4%, 83.1%, 40.8%

HSLhsl(63.9, 55.7%, 62%)

HSV / HSBhsv(63.9, 50.9%, 83.1%)

CMYK3.3%, 0%, 50.9%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,489,256

CSS custom property--colour: #CDD468;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness200.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.21:1

Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#322B97

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E2CC5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#E2CE6Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D9C9BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 13.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 17.8 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 24.9 Yellow green · ΔE 26 Olivedrab · ΔE 29.9 Olive · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 13.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6F68D4

Analogous#D4A568, #97D468

Triadic#68CDD4, #D468CD

Split complementary#6897D4, #A568D4

Tetradic#68D4A5, #6F68D4, #D46897

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4F6DF

Lighter +20%#E7EBB7

Lighter +10%#DADF90

Darker −10%#C0C940

Darker −20%#9FA72F

Darker −30%#797F24

Darker −40%#535719

More saturated +25%#E2EC50

Less saturated −25%#B8BC80

Channel breakdown

R205

G212

B104

Red205 (80.4%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue104 (40.8%)

Hue63.89°

Saturation (HSL)55.67%

Lightness61.96%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR CD · G D4 · B 68

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