Colour

#CBCE9C

#CBCE9C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#CBCE9C is a yellow with RGB values 203, 206, 156 and HSL 64°, 34%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#CBCE9C#CBCE9C

HEX#CBCE9C

RGBrgb(203, 206, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.8078, 0.6118

RGB percentages79.6%, 80.8%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(63.6, 33.8%, 71%)

HSV / HSBhsv(63.6, 24.3%, 80.8%)

CMYK1.5%, 0%, 24.3%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,356,700

CSS custom property--colour: #CBCE9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness200 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.85:1

Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#343163

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D6C999no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6CB9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Tritanopia#D2C8C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 11.8 Wheat · ΔE 13.3 Tan · ΔE 15.6 Moccasin · ΔE 15.6 Navajo white · ΔE 16.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 16.7

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 11.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9F9CCE

Analogous#CEB89C, #B2CE9C

Triadic#9CCBCE, #CE9CCB

Split complementary#9CB2CE, #B89CCE

Tetradic#9CCEB8, #9F9CCE, #CE9CB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFF0E0

Lighter +10%#DDDFBE

Darker −10%#B9BD7A

Darker −20%#A7AC58

Darker −30%#888C45

Darker −40%#666A34

More saturated +25%#DBE18A

Less saturated −25%#BBBCAF

Channel breakdown

R203

G206

B156

Red203 (79.6%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue63.6°

Saturation (HSL)33.78%

Lightness70.98%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR CB · G CE · B 9C

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Colour values

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