Recognised as Colour
#CDAC03
- #CDAC03
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CDAC03 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 172, 3 and HSL 50°, 97%, 41%. 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
#CDAC03#CDAC03
HEX#CDAC03
RGBrgb(205, 172, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6745, 0.0118
RGB percentages80.4%, 67.5%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(50.2, 97.1%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.2, 98.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 16.1%, 98.5%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,478,915
CSS custom property--colour: #CDAC03;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42491WCAG 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 9.5:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#3253FC
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0324CD
Analogous#CD4703, #89CD03
Triadic#03CDAC, #AC03CD
Split complementary#0389CD, #4703CD
Tetradic#03CD47, #0324CD, #CD0389
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G172
B3
Red205 (80.4%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue50.2°
Saturation (HSL)97.12%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G AC · B 03
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