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Recognised as Colour

#CDEC00

  • #CDEC00
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow

#CDEC00 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 236, 0 and HSL 68°, 100%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#CDEC00#CDEC00
HEX#CDEC00
RGBrgb(205, 236, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.9255, 0
RGB percentages80.4%, 92.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(67.9, 100%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(67.9, 100%, 92.5%)
CMYK13.1%, 0%, 100%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,495,296
CSS custom property--colour: #CDEC00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.59:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#3213FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FCDE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#F9DF2Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Tritanopia#DADEC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 16.5Green yellow · ΔE 20.3Yellow green · ΔE 23.6Gold · ΔE 31.2Lawn green · ΔE 34.8Chartreuse · ΔE 35.1
Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 16.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1F00EC
Analogous#EC9500, #57EC00
Triadic#00CDEC, #EC00CD
Split complementary#0057EC, #9500EC
Tetradic#00EC95, #1F00EC, #EC0057

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6FFB9
Lighter +30%#EFFF86
Lighter +20%#E8FF53
Lighter +10%#E2FF20
Darker −10%#A1B900
Darker −20%#748600
Darker −30%#485300
Darker −40%#1C2000
More saturated +25%#CDEC00
Less saturated −25%#B7CF1D

Channel breakdown

R205
G236
B0
Red205 (80.4%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue67.88°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CD · G EC · B 00

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