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Recognised as Colour

#CBD72C

  • #CBD72C
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#CBD72C is a yellow with RGB values 203, 215, 44 and HSL 64°, 68%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#CBD72C#CBD72C
HEX#CBD72C
RGBrgb(203, 215, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.8431, 0.1725
RGB percentages79.6%, 84.3%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(64.2, 68.1%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64.2, 79.5%, 84.3%)
CMYK5.6%, 0%, 79.5%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,358,892
CSS custom property--colour: #CBD72C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.3:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#3428D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7CC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E7CF3Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D9CAB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 18.1Yellow · ΔE 24.2Gold · ΔE 24.8Green yellow · ΔE 31.5Khaki · ΔE 34.2Goldenrod · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 18.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#382CD7
Analogous#D78E2C, #76D72C
Triadic#2CCBD7, #D72CCB
Split complementary#2C75D7, #8E2CD7
Tetradic#2CD78E, #382CD7, #D72C75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F8D7
Lighter +30%#EBEFAD
Lighter +20%#E0E782
Lighter +10%#D6DF57
Darker −10%#A5AF21
Darker −20%#7C8419
Darker −30%#545911
Darker −40%#2C2E09
More saturated +25%#E6F60D
Less saturated −25%#B0B84B

Channel breakdown

R203
G215
B44
Red203 (79.6%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue64.21°
Saturation (HSL)68.13%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CB · G D7 · B 2C

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