Colour
#CBB31B
- #CBB31B
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CBB31B is a yellow with RGB values 203, 179, 27 and HSL 52°, 77%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#CBB31B#CBB31B
HEX#CBB31B
RGBrgb(203, 179, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.702, 0.1059
RGB percentages79.6%, 70.2%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(51.8, 76.5%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.8, 86.7%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 11.8%, 86.7%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,349,659
CSS custom property--colour: #CBB31B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#344CE4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1B33CB
Analogous#CB5B1B, #8BCB1B
Triadic#1BCBB3, #B31BCB
Split complementary#1B8BCB, #5B1BCB
Tetradic#1BCB5B, #1B33CB, #CB1B8B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G179
B27
Red203 (79.6%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue51.82°
Saturation (HSL)76.52%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G B3 · B 1B
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