Recognised as Colour
#CEDD49
- #CEDD49
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Yellow green
#CEDD49 is a yellow with RGB values 206, 221, 73 and HSL 66°, 69%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#CEDD49#CEDD49
HEX#CEDD49
RGBrgb(206, 221, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.8667, 0.2863
RGB percentages80.8%, 86.7%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(66.1, 68.5%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.1, 67%, 86.7%)
CMYK6.8%, 0%, 67%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,557,065
CSS custom property--colour: #CEDD49;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65316WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.06:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#3122B6
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 text14.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5849DD
Analogous#DDA249, #84DD49
Triadic#49CEDD, #DD49CE
Split complementary#4984DD, #A249DD
Tetradic#49DDA2, #5849DD, #DD4984
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R206
G221
B73
Red206 (80.8%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue66.08°
Saturation (HSL)68.52%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CE · G DD · B 49
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