Colour
#CBB52D
- #CBB52D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CBB52D is a yellow with RGB values 203, 181, 45 and HSL 52°, 64%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#CBB52D#CBB52D
HEX#CBB52D
RGBrgb(203, 181, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7098, 0.1765
RGB percentages79.6%, 71%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(51.6, 63.7%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 77.8%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 10.8%, 77.8%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,350,189
CSS custom property--colour: #CBB52D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.19:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#344AD2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2D43CB
Analogous#CB662D, #92CB2D
Triadic#2DCBB5, #B52DCB
Split complementary#2D92CB, #662DCB
Tetradic#2DCB66, #2D43CB, #CB2D92
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G181
B45
Red203 (79.6%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue51.65°
Saturation (HSL)63.71%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G B5 · B 2D
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