Colour
#CBB409
- #CBB409
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CBB409 is a yellow with RGB values 203, 180, 9 and HSL 53°, 92%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#CBB409#CBB409
HEX#CBB409
RGBrgb(203, 180, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7059, 0.0353
RGB percentages79.6%, 70.6%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(52.9, 91.5%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.9, 95.6%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 11.3%, 95.6%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,349,897
CSS custom property--colour: #CBB409;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.07:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#344BF6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0920CB
Analogous#CB5309, #81CB09
Triadic#09CBB4, #B409CB
Split complementary#0981CB, #5309CB
Tetradic#09CB53, #0920CB, #CB0981
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G180
B9
Red203 (79.6%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue52.89°
Saturation (HSL)91.51%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G B4 · B 09
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