Recognised as Colour

#CDD94F

#CDD94F
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#CDD94F is a yellow with RGB values 205, 217, 79 and HSL 65°, 64%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#CDD94F#CDD94F

HEX#CDD94F

RGBrgb(205, 217, 79)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.851, 0.3098

RGB percentages80.4%, 85.1%, 31%

HSLhsl(65.2, 64.5%, 58%)

HSV / HSBhsv(65.2, 63.6%, 85.1%)

CMYK5.5%, 0%, 63.6%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,490,511

CSS custom property--colour: #CDD94F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.63:1

Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC

Inverted#3226B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E8CF3Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#E8D258no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Tritanopia#DACDBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 17.9 Khaki · ΔE 24 Dark khaki · ΔE 29.8 Gold · ΔE 30.5 Olivedrab · ΔE 33 Goldenrod · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 17.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5B4FD9

Analogous#D9A04F, #88D94F

Triadic#4FCDD9, #D94FCD

Split complementary#4F88D9, #A04FD9

Tetradic#4FD9A0, #5B4FD9, #D94F88

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFDF7

Lighter +30%#F1F4CD

Lighter +20%#E5EBA3

Lighter +10%#D9E279

Darker −10%#BCC92C

Darker −20%#95A022

Darker −30%#6E7619

Darker −40%#474C10

More saturated +25%#E3F434

Less saturated −25%#B7BE6A

Channel breakdown

R205

G217

B79

Red205 (80.4%)

Green217 (85.1%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue65.22°

Saturation (HSL)64.49%

Lightness58.04%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR CD · G D9 · B 4F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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