Recognised as Colour
#CCB72D
- #CCB72D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CCB72D is a yellow with RGB values 204, 183, 45 and HSL 52°, 64%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#CCB72D#CCB72D
HEX#CCB72D
RGBrgb(204, 183, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.7176, 0.1765
RGB percentages80%, 71.8%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(52.1, 63.9%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 77.9%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 10.3%, 77.9%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,416,237
CSS custom property--colour: #CCB72D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46894WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.38:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#3348D2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2D42CC
Analogous#CC682D, #91CC2D
Triadic#2DCCB7, #B72DCC
Split complementary#2D91CC, #682DCC
Tetradic#2DCC68, #2D42CC, #CC2D91
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G183
B45
Red204 (80%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue52.08°
Saturation (HSL)63.86%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G B7 · B 2D
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page