Colour
#CBAF12
- #CBAF12
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CBAF12 is a yellow with RGB values 203, 175, 18 and HSL 51°, 84%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#CBAF12#CBAF12
HEX#CBAF12
RGBrgb(203, 175, 18)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6863, 0.0706
RGB percentages79.6%, 68.6%, 7.1%
HSLhsl(50.9, 83.7%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 91.1%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 13.8%, 91.1%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,348,626
CSS custom property--colour: #CBAF12;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.434WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.68:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#3450ED
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#122ECB
Analogous#CB5212, #8ACB12
Triadic#12CBAF, #AF12CB
Split complementary#128ACB, #5312CB
Tetradic#12CB53, #122ECB, #CB128A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G175
B18
Red203 (79.6%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue18 (7.1%)
Hue50.92°
Saturation (HSL)83.71%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G AF · B 12
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