Colour

#CBCB8A

#CBCB8A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#CBCB8A is a yellow with RGB values 203, 203, 138 and HSL 60°, 38%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#CBCB8A#CBCB8A

HEX#CBCB8A

RGBrgb(203, 203, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7961, 0.5412

RGB percentages79.6%, 79.6%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(60, 38.5%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 32%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 32%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,355,914

CSS custom property--colour: #CBCB8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.45:1

Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#343475

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D5C685no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6C98Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Tritanopia#D4C3BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 9.8 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 11.2 Khaki · ΔE 16 Wheat · ΔE 16.9 Burlywood · ΔE 17.5 Tan · ΔE 17.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 9.78, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A8ACB

Analogous#CBAB8A, #ABCB8A

Triadic#8ACBCB, #CB8ACB

Split complementary#8AABCB, #AB8ACB

Tetradic#8ACBAB, #8A8ACB, #CB8AAB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAFAF4

Lighter +20%#EAEAD1

Lighter +10%#DBDBAD

Darker −10%#BBBB67

Darker −20%#A5A54A

Darker −30%#82823A

Darker −40%#5F5F2A

More saturated +25%#E0E075

Less saturated −25%#B6B69F

Channel breakdown

R203

G203

B138

Red203 (79.6%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)38.46%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR CB · G CB · B 8A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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