Colour
#CDA829
- #CDA829
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CDA829 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 168, 41 and HSL 46°, 67%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#CDA829#CDA829
HEX#CDA829
RGBrgb(205, 168, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6588, 0.1608
RGB percentages80.4%, 65.9%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(46.5, 66.7%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.5, 80%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 18%, 80%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,477,929
CSS custom property--colour: #CDA829;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.23:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#3257D6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#294ECD
Analogous#CD5629, #A0CD29
Triadic#29CDA8, #A829CD
Split complementary#29A0CD, #5629CD
Tetradic#29CD56, #294ECD, #CD29A0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G168
B41
Red205 (80.4%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue46.46°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G A8 · B 29
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