Colour
#CDB217
- #CDB217
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CDB217 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 178, 23 and HSL 51°, 80%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#CDB217#CDB217
HEX#CDB217
RGBrgb(205, 178, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.698, 0.0902
RGB percentages80.4%, 69.8%, 9%
HSLhsl(51.1, 79.8%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 88.8%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 13.2%, 88.8%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,480,471
CSS custom property--colour: #CDB217;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44882WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.98:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#324DE8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1732CD
Analogous#CD5717, #8DCD17
Triadic#17CDB2, #B217CD
Split complementary#178DCD, #5717CD
Tetradic#17CD57, #1732CD, #CD178D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G178
B23
Red205 (80.4%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue51.1°
Saturation (HSL)79.82%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G B2 · B 17
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