Colour

#CDD494

#CDD494
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#CDD494 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 212, 148 and HSL 67°, 43%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#CDD494

RGBrgb(205, 212, 148)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8314, 0.5804

RGB percentages80.4%, 83.1%, 58%

HSLhsl(66.6, 42.7%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(66.6, 30.2%, 83.1%)

CMYK3.3%, 0%, 30.2%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,489,300

CSS custom property--colour: #CDD494;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.44:1

Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CECECE

Inverted#322B6B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DDCE90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#DDD097no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D5CDC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 9.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 13.3 Khaki · ΔE 16.2 Wheat · ΔE 16.9 Moccasin · ΔE 17.9 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 18.5

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 9.63, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9B94D4

Analogous#D4BB94, #ADD494

Triadic#94CDD4, #D494CD

Split complementary#94ADD4, #BB94D4

Tetradic#94D4BB, #9B94D4, #D494AD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFF1DD

Lighter +10%#DEE3B8

Darker −10%#BCC570

Darker −20%#ABB74B

Darker −30%#8A943B

Darker −40%#686F2D

More saturated +25%#DCE781

Less saturated −25%#BEC1A7

Channel breakdown

R205

G212

B148

Red205 (80.4%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue148 (58%)

Hue66.56°

Saturation (HSL)42.67%

Lightness70.59%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR CD · G D4 · B 94

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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