Recognised as Colour
#CEDC6C
- #CEDC6C
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#CEDC6C is a yellow with RGB values 206, 220, 108 and HSL 68°, 62%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#CEDC6C#CEDC6C
HEX#CEDC6C
RGBrgb(206, 220, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.8627, 0.4235
RGB percentages80.8%, 86.3%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(67.5, 61.5%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(67.5, 50.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK6.4%, 0%, 50.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,556,844
CSS custom property--colour: #CEDC6C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.08:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#312393
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7A6CDC
Analogous#DCB26C, #96DC6C
Triadic#6CCEDC, #DC6CCE
Split complementary#6C96DC, #B26CDC
Tetradic#6CDCB2, #7A6CDC, #DC6C96
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R206
G220
B108
Red206 (80.8%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue67.5°
Saturation (HSL)61.54%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CE · G DC · B 6C
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