Recognised as Colour
#CD9D08
- #CD9D08
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CD9D08 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 157, 8 and HSL 45°, 92%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#CD9D08#CD9D08
HEX#CD9D08
RGBrgb(205, 157, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6157, 0.0314
RGB percentages80.4%, 61.6%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(45.4, 92.5%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.4, 96.1%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 23.4%, 96.1%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,475,080
CSS custom property--colour: #CD9D08;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.42:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#3262F7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0838CD
Analogous#CD3A08, #9BCD08
Triadic#08CD9D, #9D08CD
Split complementary#089BCD, #3A08CD
Tetradic#08CD3A, #0838CD, #CD089B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G157
B8
Red205 (80.4%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue45.38°
Saturation (HSL)92.49%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 9D · B 08
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