Colour
#CCB81D
- #CCB81D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CCB81D is a yellow with RGB values 204, 184, 29 and HSL 53°, 75%, 46%. 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
#CCB81D#CCB81D
HEX#CCB81D
RGBrgb(204, 184, 29)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.7216, 0.1137
RGB percentages80%, 72.2%, 11.4%
HSLhsl(53.1, 75.1%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.1, 85.8%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 9.8%, 85.8%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,416,477
CSS custom property--colour: #CCB81D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47207WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.44:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#3347E2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1D31CC
Analogous#CC601D, #89CC1D
Triadic#1DCCB8, #B81DCC
Split complementary#1D89CC, #601DCC
Tetradic#1DCC60, #1D31CC, #CC1D89
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G184
B29
Red204 (80%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue29 (11.4%)
Hue53.14°
Saturation (HSL)75.11%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G B8 · B 1D
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