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Recognised as Colour

#CDAB29

  • #CDAB29
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#CDAB29 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 171, 41 and HSL 48°, 67%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#CDAB29#CDAB29
HEX#CDAB29
RGBrgb(205, 171, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6706, 0.1608
RGB percentages80.4%, 67.1%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(47.6, 66.7%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.6, 80%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 16.6%, 80%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,478,697
CSS custom property--colour: #CDAB29;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.45:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#3254D6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEA804no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7B232no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#DE9C93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 9.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15.8Olive · ΔE 24.8Gold · ΔE 26.6Orange · ΔE 27.7Dark khaki · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 9.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#294BCD
Analogous#CD5929, #9DCD29
Triadic#29CDAB, #AB29CD
Split complementary#299DCD, #5929CD
Tetradic#29CD59, #294BCD, #CD299D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5EDCD
Lighter +30%#EDDDA3
Lighter +20%#E4CE78
Lighter +10%#DCBE4E
Darker −10%#A38820
Darker −20%#786418
Darker −30%#4E410F
Darker −40%#231D07
More saturated +25%#ECBD0A
Less saturated −25%#AE9948

Channel breakdown

R205
G171
B41
Red205 (80.4%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue47.56°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G AB · B 29

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