Recognised as Colour

#CDD5AE

#CDD5AE
Green
Light
Nearest: Wheat

#CDD5AE is a green with RGB values 205, 213, 174 and HSL 72°, 32%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.

Colour values

#CDD5AE#CDD5AE

HEX#CDD5AE

RGBrgb(205, 213, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8353, 0.6824

RGB percentages80.4%, 83.5%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(72.3, 31.7%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(72.3, 18.3%, 83.5%)

CMYK3.8%, 0%, 18.3%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,489,582

CSS custom property--colour: #CDD5AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness206.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.72:1

Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0

Inverted#322A51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DBD1ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Deuteranopia#DAD1B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D1D0CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Wheat · ΔE 13.4 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 13.9 Beige · ΔE 14.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.7 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 14.9 Blanched almond · ΔE 15.4

Nearest named CSS colourWheat (#F5DEB3)ΔE 13.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B6AED5

Analogous#D5CAAE, #BAD5AE

Triadic#AECDD5, #D5AECD

Split complementary#AEB9D5, #CAAED5

Tetradic#AED5CA, #B6AED5, #D5AEB9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6F8F1

Lighter +10%#E2E6D0

Darker −10%#B8C48C

Darker −20%#A4B26B

Darker −30%#8B9A50

Darker −40%#6D793E

More saturated +25%#D6E49F

Less saturated −25%#C4C6BD

Channel breakdown

R205

G213

B174

Red205 (80.4%)

Green213 (83.5%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue72.31°

Saturation (HSL)31.71%

Lightness75.88%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR CD · G D5 · B AE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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