Colour
#CBAE1A
- #CBAE1A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CBAE1A is a yellow with RGB values 203, 174, 26 and HSL 50°, 77%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#CBAE1A#CBAE1A
HEX#CBAE1A
RGBrgb(203, 174, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6824, 0.102
RGB percentages79.6%, 68.2%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(50.2, 77.3%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.2, 87.2%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 14.3%, 87.2%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,348,378
CSS custom property--colour: #CBAE1A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.61:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#3451E5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1A37CB
Analogous#CB551A, #90CB1A
Triadic#1ACBAE, #AE1ACB
Split complementary#1A90CB, #551ACB
Tetradic#1ACB55, #1A37CB, #CB1A90
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G174
B26
Red203 (79.6%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue50.17°
Saturation (HSL)77.29%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G AE · B 1A
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