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Colour

#CBCB66

  • #CBCB66
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#CBCB66 is a yellow with RGB values 203, 203, 102 and HSL 60°, 49%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#CBCB66#CBCB66
HEX#CBCB66
RGBrgb(203, 203, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7961, 0.4
RGB percentages79.6%, 79.6%, 40%
HSLhsl(60, 49.3%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 49.8%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 49.8%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,355,878
CSS custom property--colour: #CBCB66;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56368WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.27:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#343499

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9C45Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DAC86Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D7C0B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 12.5Dark khaki · ΔE 13.3Pale goldenrod · ΔE 22.9Olive · ΔE 28.8Burlywood · ΔE 28.9Olivedrab · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 12.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6666CB
Analogous#CB9966, #99CB66
Triadic#66CBCB, #CB66CB
Split complementary#6699CB, #9966CB
Tetradic#66CB99, #6666CB, #CB6699

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFE
Lighter +30%#F2F2D8
Lighter +20%#E5E5B2
Lighter +10%#D8D88C
Darker −10%#BEBE40
Darker −20%#989833
Darker −30%#717127
Darker −40%#4B4B1A
More saturated +25%#E5E54C
Less saturated −25%#B1B180

Channel breakdown

R203
G203
B102
Red203 (79.6%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)49.27%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR CB · G CB · B 66

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