Colour

#CBB642

#CBB642
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#CBB642 is a yellow with RGB values 203, 182, 66 and HSL 51°, 57%, 53%. 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

#CBB642#CBB642

HEX#CBB642

RGBrgb(203, 182, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7137, 0.2588

RGB percentages79.6%, 71.4%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(50.8, 56.8%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.8, 67.5%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 10.3%, 67.5%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,350,466

CSS custom property--colour: #CBB642;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.31:1

Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2

Inverted#3449BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C7B132no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#CDB949no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#DAA99Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.7 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 text10.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 17.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 20.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.6 Khaki · ΔE 22.1 Olive · ΔE 23.4 Gold · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 17.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4257CB

Analogous#CB7242, #9BCB42

Triadic#42CBB6, #B642CB

Split complementary#429BCB, #7242CB

Tetradic#42CB72, #4257CB, #CB429B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F7F4E2

Lighter +30%#ECE4BA

Lighter +20%#E1D592

Lighter +10%#D6C56A

Darker −10%#AB982F

Darker −20%#837424

Darker −30%#5B5119

Darker −40%#332D0E

More saturated +25%#E9CB24

Less saturated −25%#ADA160

Channel breakdown

R203

G182

B66

Red203 (79.6%)

Green182 (71.4%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue50.8°

Saturation (HSL)56.85%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G B6 · B 42

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Colour values

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