Recognised as Colour

#CDE34E

#CDE34E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#CDE34E is a yellow with RGB values 205, 227, 78 and HSL 69°, 73%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#CDE34E#CDE34E

HEX#CDE34E

RGBrgb(205, 227, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8902, 0.3059

RGB percentages80.4%, 89%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(68.9, 72.7%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(68.9, 65.6%, 89%)

CMYK9.7%, 0%, 65.6%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,493,070

CSS custom property--colour: #CDE34E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.69:1

Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4

Inverted#321CB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F2D739no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#F0D959no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D9D7C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15 Khaki · ΔE 28.7 Yellow · ΔE 29.6 Green yellow · ΔE 30.3 Gold · ΔE 31.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 35.6

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#644EE3

Analogous#E3AF4E, #82E34E

Triadic#4ECDE3, #E34ECD

Split complementary#4E83E3, #AF4EE3

Tetradic#4EE3AF, #644EE3, #E34E82

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFE

Lighter +30%#F2F8D2

Lighter +20%#E6F1A6

Lighter +10%#D9EA7A

Darker −10%#C0DB23

Darker −20%#99AF1C

Darker −30%#738315

Darker −40%#4C570E

More saturated +25%#DFFD34

Less saturated −25%#BBC968

Channel breakdown

R205

G227

B78

Red205 (80.4%)

Green227 (89%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue68.86°

Saturation (HSL)72.68%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR CD · G E3 · B 4E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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