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Recognised as Colour

#CBE23A

  • #CBE23A
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#CBE23A is a yellow with RGB values 203, 226, 58 and HSL 68°, 74%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#CBE23A#CBE23A
HEX#CBE23A
RGBrgb(203, 226, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.8863, 0.2275
RGB percentages79.6%, 88.6%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(68.2, 74.3%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.2, 74.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK10.2%, 0%, 74.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,361,722
CSS custom property--colour: #CBE23A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67395WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.48:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#341DC5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F1D611no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Deuteranopia#EFD749no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Tritanopia#D8D5C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15.4Yellow · ΔE 24.4Green yellow · ΔE 26.6Gold · ΔE 29.2Khaki · ΔE 34.8Olivedrab · ΔE 39.3
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#513AE2
Analogous#E2A53A, #77E23A
Triadic#3ACBE2, #E23ACB
Split complementary#3A77E2, #A53AE2
Tetradic#3AE2A5, #513AE2, #E23A77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFCEC
Lighter +30%#EEF6BF
Lighter +20%#E2EF93
Lighter +10%#D7E966
Darker −10%#B3CB1E
Darker −20%#8C9F17
Darker −30%#657211
Darker −40%#3E460A
More saturated +25%#E0FE1E
Less saturated −25%#B6C656

Channel breakdown

R203
G226
B58
Red203 (79.6%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue68.21°
Saturation (HSL)74.34%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CB · G E2 · B 3A

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