Colour

#CECF8F

#CECF8F
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#CECF8F is a yellow with RGB values 206, 207, 143 and HSL 61°, 40%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#CECF8F

RGBrgb(206, 207, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.8118, 0.5608

RGB percentages80.8%, 81.2%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(60.9, 40%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60.9, 30.9%, 81.2%)

CMYK0.5%, 0%, 30.9%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,553,551

CSS custom property--colour: #CECF8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness200.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.95:1

Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#313070

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D9CA8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#DACC92no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D7C7BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 9.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 11.3 Khaki · ΔE 15.8 Wheat · ΔE 16 Moccasin · ΔE 17.1 Navajo white · ΔE 17.4

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 9.92, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#908FCF

Analogous#CFB08F, #AECF8F

Triadic#8FCECF, #CF8FCE

Split complementary#8FAECF, #B08FCF

Tetradic#8FCFB0, #908FCF, #CF8FAE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFDFA

Lighter +20%#EDEED6

Lighter +10%#DEDEB3

Darker −10%#BEC06B

Darker −20%#ACAE4A

Darker −30%#898A3B

Darker −40%#65662C

More saturated +25%#E1E37B

Less saturated −25%#BBBBA3

Channel breakdown

R206

G207

B143

Red206 (80.8%)

Green207 (81.2%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue60.94°

Saturation (HSL)40%

Lightness68.63%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR CE · G CF · B 8F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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