Recognised as Colour
#CDAC04
- #CDAC04
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CDAC04 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 172, 4 and HSL 50°, 96%, 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
#CDAC04#CDAC04
HEX#CDAC04
RGBrgb(205, 172, 4)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6745, 0.0157
RGB percentages80.4%, 67.5%, 1.6%
HSLhsl(50.1, 96.2%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 98%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 16.1%, 98%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,478,916
CSS custom property--colour: #CDAC04;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42493WCAG 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#3253FB
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#0425CD
Analogous#CD4704, #8ACD04
Triadic#04CDAC, #AC04CD
Split complementary#048ACD, #4704CD
Tetradic#04CD47, #0425CD, #CD048A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G172
B4
Red205 (80.4%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue4 (1.6%)
Hue50.15°
Saturation (HSL)96.17%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G AC · B 04
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