Recognised as Colour
#CDDD45
- #CDDD45
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Yellow green
#CDDD45 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 221, 69 and HSL 66°, 69%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#CDDD45#CDDD45
HEX#CDDD45
RGBrgb(205, 221, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8667, 0.2706
RGB percentages80.4%, 86.7%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(66.3, 69.1%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.3, 68.8%, 86.7%)
CMYK7.2%, 0%, 68.8%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,491,525
CSS custom property--colour: #CDDD45;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65122WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.02:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#3222BA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5545DD
Analogous#DDA145, #81DD45
Triadic#45CDDD, #DD45CD
Split complementary#4581DD, #A145DD
Tetradic#45DDA1, #5545DD, #DD4581
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G221
B69
Red205 (80.4%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue66.32°
Saturation (HSL)69.09%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CD · G DD · B 45
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