Recognised as Colour
#CDA720
- #CDA720
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CDA720 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 167, 32 and HSL 47°, 73%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#CDA720#CDA720
HEX#CDA720
RGBrgb(205, 167, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6549, 0.1255
RGB percentages80.4%, 65.5%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(46.8, 73%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.8, 84.4%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 18.5%, 84.4%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,477,664
CSS custom property--colour: #CDA720;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.14:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#3258DF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2046CD
Analogous#CD5020, #9CCD20
Triadic#20CDA7, #A720CD
Split complementary#209CCD, #5120CD
Tetradic#20CD51, #2046CD, #CD209C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G167
B32
Red205 (80.4%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue46.82°
Saturation (HSL)73%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G A7 · B 20
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