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Colour

#CDAB42

  • #CDAB42
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#CDAB42 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 171, 66 and HSL 45°, 58%, 53%. 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

#CDAB42#CDAB42
HEX#CDAB42
RGBrgb(205, 171, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6706, 0.2588
RGB percentages80.4%, 67.1%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(45.3, 58.2%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.3, 67.8%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 16.6%, 67.8%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,478,722
CSS custom property--colour: #CDAB42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.5:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#3254BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDA935no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6B247no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#DD9D95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.1Dark khaki · ΔE 20Olive · ΔE 23.9Peru · ΔE 24.1Sandy brown · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4264CD
Analogous#CD6642, #A9CD42
Triadic#42CDAB, #AB42CD
Split complementary#42A9CD, #6642CD
Tetradic#42CD66, #4264CD, #CD42A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F3E3
Lighter +30%#EDE1BB
Lighter +20%#E2CF93
Lighter +10%#D8BD6A
Darker −10%#AE8F2E
Darker −20%#866E23
Darker −30%#5D4D19
Darker −40%#352B0E
More saturated +25%#EBBA24
Less saturated −25%#AF9C60

Channel breakdown

R205
G171
B66
Red205 (80.4%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue45.32°
Saturation (HSL)58.16%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G AB · B 42

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