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Recognised as Colour

#CCAB2E

  • #CCAB2E
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#CCAB2E is a yellow with RGB values 204, 171, 46 and HSL 47°, 63%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#CCAB2E#CCAB2E
HEX#CCAB2E
RGBrgb(204, 171, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.6706, 0.1804
RGB percentages80%, 67.1%, 18%
HSLhsl(47.5, 63.2%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.5, 77.5%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 16.2%, 77.5%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,413,166
CSS custom property--colour: #CCAB2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.43:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#3354D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEA814no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6B236no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#DD9D93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 10Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15.6Olive · ΔE 24.1Dark khaki · ΔE 26.3Gold · ΔE 28.1Khaki · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 10.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2E4FCC
Analogous#CC5C2E, #9ECC2E
Triadic#2ECCAB, #AB2ECC
Split complementary#2E9ECC, #5C2ECC
Tetradic#2ECC5C, #2E4FCC, #CC2E9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5EDD1
Lighter +30%#EBDDA8
Lighter +20%#E2CD7E
Lighter +10%#D9BD54
Darker −10%#A28825
Darker −20%#79651B
Darker −30%#4F4212
Darker −40%#261F08
More saturated +25%#EBBD0F
Less saturated −25%#AD994D

Channel breakdown

R204
G171
B46
Red204 (80%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue47.47°
Saturation (HSL)63.2%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G AB · B 2E

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