Recognised as Colour

#CDD877

#CDD877
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#CDD877 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 216, 119 and HSL 67°, 55%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#CDD877#CDD877

HEX#CDD877

RGBrgb(205, 216, 119)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8471, 0.4667

RGB percentages80.4%, 84.7%, 46.7%

HSLhsl(66.8, 55.4%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(66.8, 44.9%, 84.7%)

CMYK5.1%, 0%, 44.9%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,490,295

CSS custom property--colour: #CDD877;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.68:1

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

Contrast with black13.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF

Inverted#322788

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E4D06Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#E4D27Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Tritanopia#D7CEC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 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 text13.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 11.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 15.4 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 20.1 Yellow green · ΔE 29.4 Navajo white · ΔE 29.5 Moccasin · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 11.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8277D8

Analogous#D8B377, #9DD877

Triadic#77CDD8, #D877CD

Split complementary#779CD8, #B377D8

Tetradic#77D8B3, #8277D8, #D8779C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9FAEE

Lighter +20%#EAEFC6

Lighter +10%#DCE39F

Darker −10%#BECD4F

Darker −20%#A6B534

Darker −30%#828D29

Darker −40%#5E661D

More saturated +25%#DEEE61

Less saturated −25%#BCC28D

Channel breakdown

R205

G216

B119

Red205 (80.4%)

Green216 (84.7%)

Blue119 (46.7%)

Hue66.8°

Saturation (HSL)55.43%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR CD · G D8 · B 77

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