Recognised as Colour
#CED1BD
- #CED1BD
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Light grey
#CED1BD is a yellow with RGB values 206, 209, 189 and HSL 69°, 18%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.
Colour values
#CED1BD#CED1BD
HEX#CED1BD
RGBrgb(206, 209, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.8196, 0.7412
RGB percentages80.8%, 82%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(69, 17.9%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(69, 9.6%, 82%)
CMYK1.4%, 0%, 9.6%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,554,109
CSS custom property--colour: #CED1BD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.48:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#312E42
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C0BDD1
Analogous#D1CABD, #C4D1BD
Triadic#BDCED1, #D1BDCE
Split complementary#BDC4D1, #CABDD1
Tetradic#BDD1CA, #C0BDD1, #D1BDC4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R206
G209
B189
Red206 (80.8%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue69°
Saturation (HSL)17.86%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CE · G D1 · B BD
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