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Colour

#CBB638

  • #CBB638
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#CBB638 is a yellow with RGB values 203, 182, 56 and HSL 51°, 59%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#CBB638#CBB638
HEX#CBB638
RGBrgb(203, 182, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7137, 0.2196
RGB percentages79.6%, 71.4%, 22%
HSLhsl(51.4, 58.6%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 72.4%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 10.3%, 72.4%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,350,456
CSS custom property--colour: #CBB638;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46438WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.29:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#3449C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8B123no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDB940no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#DBA99Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 16Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.7Olive · ΔE 23.9Dark khaki · ΔE 24.1Khaki · ΔE 24.7Gold · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#384DCB
Analogous#CB6D38, #96CB38
Triadic#38CBB6, #B638CB
Split complementary#3896CB, #6D38CB
Tetradic#38CB6D, #384DCB, #CB3896

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F1DA
Lighter +30%#EBE2B1
Lighter +20%#E0D489
Lighter +10%#D6C560
Darker −10%#A5942B
Darker −20%#7C6F21
Darker −30%#544B16
Darker −40%#2C270B
More saturated +25%#EACC19
Less saturated −25%#ACA057

Channel breakdown

R203
G182
B56
Red203 (79.6%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue51.43°
Saturation (HSL)58.57%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G B6 · B 38

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