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Recognised as Colour

#CBAD21

  • #CBAD21
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#CBAD21 is a yellow with RGB values 203, 173, 33 and HSL 49°, 72%, 46%. 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

#CBAD21#CBAD21
HEX#CBAD21
RGBrgb(203, 173, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6784, 0.1294
RGB percentages79.6%, 67.8%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(49.4, 72%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.4, 83.7%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 14.8%, 83.7%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,348,129
CSS custom property--colour: #CBAD21;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42693WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.54:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#3452DE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0A900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8B32Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#DC9F94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 10.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18Gold · ΔE 24.4Olive · ΔE 25.1Orange · ΔE 28.5Dark khaki · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 10.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#213FCB
Analogous#CB5821, #94CB21
Triadic#21CBAD, #AD21CB
Split complementary#2194CB, #5821CB
Tetradic#21CB58, #213FCB, #CB2194

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5ECC3
Lighter +30%#EEDF97
Lighter +20%#E7D16B
Lighter +10%#E0C33F
Darker −10%#9F881A
Darker −20%#736213
Darker −30%#473D0C
Darker −40%#1C1704
More saturated +25%#E8C004
Less saturated −25%#AE9A3E

Channel breakdown

R203
G173
B33
Red203 (79.6%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue49.41°
Saturation (HSL)72.03%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G AD · B 21

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