Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#CBAD02

  • #CBAD02
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#CBAD02 is a yellow with RGB values 203, 173, 2 and HSL 51°, 98%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#CBAD02#CBAD02
HEX#CBAD02
RGBrgb(203, 173, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6784, 0.0078
RGB percentages79.6%, 67.8%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(51, 98%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51, 99%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 14.8%, 99%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,348,098
CSS custom property--colour: #CBAD02;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42588WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.52:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#3452FD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1A900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8B31Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#DC9E93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 12.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.6Gold · ΔE 20.7Orange · ΔE 27.5Olive · ΔE 27.6Dark khaki · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 12.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0220CB
Analogous#CB4802, #85CB02
Triadic#02CBAD, #AD02CB
Split complementary#0285CB, #4902CB
Tetradic#02CB48, #0220CB, #CB0285

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEEF9B
Lighter +30%#FEE768
Lighter +20%#FDDF36
Lighter +10%#FDD703
Darker −10%#988202
Darker −20%#665701
Darker −30%#332C01
Darker −40%#010100
More saturated +25%#CDAE00
Less saturated −25%#B19B1C

Channel breakdown

R203
G173
B2
Red203 (79.6%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue51.04°
Saturation (HSL)98.05%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G AD · B 02

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “cbad02” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.