Colour
#CCB959
- #CCB959
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#CCB959 is a yellow with RGB values 204, 185, 89 and HSL 50°, 53%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#CCB959#CCB959
HEX#CCB959
RGBrgb(204, 185, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.7255, 0.349
RGB percentages80%, 72.5%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(50.1, 53%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 56.4%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 9.3%, 56.4%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,416,793
CSS custom property--colour: #CCB959;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.65:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#3346A6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#596CCC
Analogous#CC7F59, #A6CC59
Triadic#59CCB9, #B959CC
Split complementary#59A5CC, #7F59CC
Tetradic#59CC80, #596CCC, #CC59A6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G185
B89
Red204 (80%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue50.09°
Saturation (HSL)53%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G B9 · B 59
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