Colour
#CCB308
- #CCB308
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CCB308 is a yellow with RGB values 204, 179, 8 and HSL 52°, 92%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#CCB308#CCB308
HEX#CCB308
RGBrgb(204, 179, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.702, 0.0314
RGB percentages80%, 70.2%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(52.3, 92.5%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.3, 96.1%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 12.3%, 96.1%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,415,176
CSS custom property--colour: #CCB308;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.02:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#334CF7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0821CC
Analogous#CC5108, #83CC08
Triadic#08CCB3, #B308CC
Split complementary#0883CC, #5108CC
Tetradic#08CC51, #0821CC, #CC0883
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G179
B8
Red204 (80%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue52.35°
Saturation (HSL)92.45%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G B3 · B 08
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