Colour

#CDD600

#CDD600
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow

#CDD600 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 214, 0 and HSL 63°, 100%, 42%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#CDD600#CDD600

HEX#CDD600

RGBrgb(205, 214, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8392, 0

RGB percentages80.4%, 83.9%, 0%

HSLhsl(62.5, 100%, 42%)

HSV / HSBhsv(62.5, 100%, 83.9%)

CMYK4.2%, 0%, 100%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,489,664

CSS custom property--colour: #CDD600;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.6 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#C5C5C5

Inverted#3229FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E7CB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#E7CF28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Tritanopia#DCC8B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.3 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

Yellow · ΔE 19.4 Gold · ΔE 21.9 Yellow green · ΔE 22.5 Green yellow · ΔE 31.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 35.8 Khaki · ΔE 40.2

Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 19.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0900D6

Analogous#D67400, #62D600

Triadic#00CDD6, #D600CD

Split complementary#0062D6, #7400D6

Tetradic#00D674, #0900D6, #D60062

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFFA3

Lighter +30%#F9FF70

Lighter +20%#F7FF3D

Lighter +10%#F5FF0A

Darker −10%#9CA300

Darker −20%#6B7000

Darker −30%#3A3D00

Darker −40%#0A0A00

More saturated +25%#CDD600

Less saturated −25%#B5BB1B

Channel breakdown

R205

G214

Red205 (80.4%)

Green214 (83.9%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue62.52°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness41.96%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR CD · G D6 · B 00

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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