Colour

#CECD23

#CECD23
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#CECD23 is a yellow with RGB values 206, 205, 35 and HSL 60°, 71%, 47%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#CECD23#CECD23

HEX#CECD23

RGBrgb(206, 205, 35)

RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.8039, 0.1373

RGB percentages80.8%, 80.4%, 13.7%

HSLhsl(59.6, 71%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(59.6, 83%, 80.8%)

CMYK0%, 0.5%, 83%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,552,931

CSS custom property--colour: #CECD23;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.38:1

Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#3132DC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DEC400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original

Deuteranopia#E0C935no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original

Tritanopia#DDBFAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 20.6 Yellow green · ΔE 22.7 Yellow · ΔE 26 Goldenrod · ΔE 28.2 Khaki · ΔE 33 Olive · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 20.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2324CE

Analogous#CE7723, #7ACE23

Triadic#23CECD, #CD23CE

Split complementary#237ACE, #7723CE

Tetradic#23CE77, #2324CE, #CE237A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6F5C7

Lighter +30%#EEEE9C

Lighter +20%#E7E670

Lighter +10%#DFDE45

Darker −10%#A2A21C

Darker −20%#777614

Darker −30%#4B4B0D

Darker −40%#201F05

More saturated +25%#ECEB05

Less saturated −25%#B0AF41

Channel breakdown

R206

G205

B35

Red206 (80.8%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue35 (13.7%)

Hue59.65°

Saturation (HSL)70.95%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CE · G CD · B 23

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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