Recognised as Colour
#CBB12A
- #CBB12A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CBB12A is a yellow with RGB values 203, 177, 42 and HSL 50°, 66%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#CBB12A#CBB12A
HEX#CBB12A
RGBrgb(203, 177, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6941, 0.1647
RGB percentages79.6%, 69.4%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(50.3, 65.7%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 79.3%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 12.8%, 79.3%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,349,162
CSS custom property--colour: #CBB12A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.86:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#344ED5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2A44CB
Analogous#CB602A, #94CB2A
Triadic#2ACBB1, #B12ACB
Split complementary#2A94CB, #602ACB
Tetradic#2ACB60, #2A44CB, #CB2A94
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G177
B42
Red203 (79.6%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue50.31°
Saturation (HSL)65.71%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G B1 · B 2A
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