Recognised as Colour
#CBBE3E
- #CBBE3E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CBBE3E is a yellow with RGB values 203, 190, 62 and HSL 54°, 58%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#CBBE3E#CBBE3E
HEX#CBBE3E
RGBrgb(203, 190, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7451, 0.2431
RGB percentages79.6%, 74.5%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(54.5, 57.6%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.5, 69.5%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 6.4%, 69.5%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,352,510
CSS custom property--colour: #CBBE3E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49871WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.97:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#3441C1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3E4BCB
Analogous#CB783E, #91CB3E
Triadic#3ECBBE, #BE3ECB
Split complementary#3E91CB, #783ECB
Tetradic#3ECB78, #3E4BCB, #CB3E91
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G190
B62
Red203 (79.6%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue54.47°
Saturation (HSL)57.55%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G BE · B 3E
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