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Recognised as Colour

#CBBC00

  • #CBBC00
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gold

#CBBC00 is a yellow with RGB values 203, 188, 0 and HSL 56°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#CBBC00#CBBC00
HEX#CBBC00
RGBrgb(203, 188, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7373, 0
RGB percentages79.6%, 73.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(55.6, 100%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.6, 100%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 7.4%, 100%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,351,936
CSS custom property--colour: #CBBC00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48663WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.73:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#3443FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CEB500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3BC20no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#DBAEA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 17.9Goldenrod · ΔE 21.1Yellow green · ΔE 29.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 29.5Yellow · ΔE 30.3Olive · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 17.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#000FCB
Analogous#CB5600, #75CB00
Triadic#00CBBC, #BC00CB
Split complementary#0075CB, #5600CB
Tetradic#00CB56, #000FCB, #CB0075

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFF798
Lighter +30%#FFF465
Lighter +20%#FFF032
Lighter +10%#FEEB00
Darker −10%#988D00
Darker −20%#655E00
Darker −30%#322E00
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#CBBC00
Less saturated −25%#B2A619

Channel breakdown

R203
G188
B0
Red203 (79.6%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue55.57°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G BC · B 00

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