Colour
#CBB40B
- #CBB40B
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CBB40B is a yellow with RGB values 203, 180, 11 and HSL 53°, 90%, 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
#CBB40B#CBB40B
HEX#CBB40B
RGBrgb(203, 180, 11)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7059, 0.0431
RGB percentages79.6%, 70.6%, 4.3%
HSLhsl(52.8, 89.7%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.8, 94.6%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 11.3%, 94.6%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,349,899
CSS custom property--colour: #CBB40B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45363WCAG 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 white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#344BF4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG 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#0B22CB
Analogous#CB540B, #82CB0B
Triadic#0BCBB4, #B40BCB
Split complementary#0B82CB, #540BCB
Tetradic#0BCB54, #0B22CB, #CB0B82
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G180
B11
Red203 (79.6%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue11 (4.3%)
Hue52.81°
Saturation (HSL)89.72%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G B4 · B 0B
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