Colour

#CBB85E

#CBB85E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#CBB85E is a yellow with RGB values 203, 184, 94 and HSL 50°, 51%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#CBB85E

RGBrgb(203, 184, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7216, 0.3686

RGB percentages79.6%, 72.2%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(49.5, 51.2%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.5, 53.7%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 9.4%, 53.7%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,351,006

CSS custom property--colour: #CBB85E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.56:1

Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#3447A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C7B456no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#CCBB62no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D9ADA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 9.3 Khaki · ΔE 16.4 Burlywood · ΔE 21.3 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23.5 Tan · ΔE 25.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 9.35, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5E71CB

Analogous#CB825E, #A8CB5E

Triadic#5ECBB8, #B85ECB

Split complementary#5EA8CB, #825ECB

Tetradic#5ECB81, #5E71CB, #CB5EA7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFCF8

Lighter +30%#F0EBD2

Lighter +20%#E4DAAB

Lighter +10%#D7C985

Darker −10%#BAA43C

Darker −20%#938230

Darker −30%#6D6023

Darker −40%#463E17

More saturated +25%#E6C943

Less saturated −25%#B0A779

Channel breakdown

R203

G184

B94

Red203 (79.6%)

Green184 (72.2%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue49.54°

Saturation (HSL)51.17%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G B8 · B 5E

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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