Colour
#C9CB00
- #C9CB00
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#C9CB00 is a yellow with RGB values 201, 203, 0 and HSL 61°, 100%, 40%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#C9CB00#C9CB00
HEX#C9CB00
RGBrgb(201, 203, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7961, 0
RGB percentages78.8%, 79.6%, 0%
HSLhsl(60.6, 100%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60.6, 100%, 79.6%)
CMYK1%, 0%, 100%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,224,704
CSS custom property--colour: #C9CB00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.03:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#3634FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0200CB
Analogous#CB6800, #63CB00
Triadic#00C9CB, #CB00C9
Split complementary#0063CB, #6800CB
Tetradic#00CB68, #0200CB, #CB0063
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G203
B0
Red201 (78.8%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue60.59°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C9 · G CB · B 00
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