Recognised as Colour
#FFCD2D
- #FFCD2D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FFCD2D is a yellow with RGB values 255, 205, 45 and HSL 46°, 100%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FFCD2D#FFCD2D
HEX#FFCD2D
RGBrgb(255, 205, 45)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.8039, 0.1765
RGB percentages100%, 80.4%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(45.7, 100%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.7, 82.4%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 19.6%, 82.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,764,205
CSS custom property--colour: #FFCD2D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.02:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#0032D2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2D5FFF
Analogous#FF642D, #C8FF2D
Triadic#2DFFCD, #CD2DFF
Split complementary#2DC8FF, #642DFF
Tetradic#2DFF64, #2D5FFF, #FF2DC8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G205
B45
Red255 (100%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue45.71°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G CD · B 2D
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