Colour

#CBC965

#CBC965
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#CBC965 is a yellow with RGB values 203, 201, 101 and HSL 59°, 50%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#CBC965#CBC965

HEX#CBC965

RGBrgb(203, 201, 101)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7882, 0.3961

RGB percentages79.6%, 78.8%, 39.6%

HSLhsl(58.8, 49.5%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(58.8, 50.2%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 1%, 50.2%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,355,365

CSS custom property--colour: #CBC965;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55409WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.08:1

Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#34369A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D7C25Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#D9C66Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D7BEB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 12.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 12.6 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 22.8 Burlywood · ΔE 28.1 Olive · ΔE 28.3 Olivedrab · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 12.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6567CB

Analogous#CB9665, #9ACB65

Triadic#65CBC9, #C965CB

Split complementary#659ACB, #9665CB

Tetradic#65CB96, #6567CB, #CB659A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFE

Lighter +30%#F2F1D7

Lighter +20%#E5E4B1

Lighter +10%#D8D68B

Darker −10%#BDBB40

Darker −20%#979533

Darker −30%#716F26

Darker −40%#4B4A19

More saturated +25%#E5E24B

Less saturated −25%#B1B07F

Channel breakdown

R203

G201

B101

Red203 (79.6%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue101 (39.6%)

Hue58.82°

Saturation (HSL)49.51%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G C9 · B 65

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