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Recognised as Colour

#CBD427

  • #CBD427
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#CBD427 is a yellow with RGB values 203, 212, 39 and HSL 63°, 69%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#CBD427#CBD427
HEX#CBD427
RGBrgb(203, 212, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.8314, 0.1529
RGB percentages79.6%, 83.1%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(63.1, 68.9%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(63.1, 81.6%, 83.1%)
CMYK4.2%, 0%, 81.6%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,358,119
CSS custom property--colour: #CBD427;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5993WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.99:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#342BD8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5CA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5CD39no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D9C7B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 19.2Gold · ΔE 23.6Yellow · ΔE 24.3Green yellow · ΔE 32.8Goldenrod · ΔE 33.1Khaki · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 19.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3027D4
Analogous#D48727, #74D427
Triadic#27CBD4, #D427CB
Split complementary#2774D4, #8727D4
Tetradic#27D487, #3027D4, #D42774

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F6D1
Lighter +30%#EBEFA5
Lighter +20%#E1E77A
Lighter +10%#D7DF4F
Darker −10%#A2A91F
Darker −20%#797E17
Darker −30%#4F530F
Darker −40%#262807
More saturated +25%#E7F308
Less saturated −25%#AFB546

Channel breakdown

R203
G212
B39
Red203 (79.6%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue63.12°
Saturation (HSL)68.92%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CB · G D4 · B 27

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