Colour
#CDB420
- #CDB420
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CDB420 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 180, 32 and HSL 51°, 73%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#CDB420#CDB420
HEX#CDB420
RGBrgb(205, 180, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7059, 0.1255
RGB percentages80.4%, 70.6%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(51.3, 73%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.3, 84.4%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 12.2%, 84.4%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,480,992
CSS custom property--colour: #CDB420;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45726WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.15:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#324BDF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2039CD
Analogous#CD5E20, #8FCD20
Triadic#20CDB4, #B420CD
Split complementary#2090CD, #5D20CD
Tetradic#20CD5E, #2039CD, #CD2090
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G180
B32
Red205 (80.4%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue51.33°
Saturation (HSL)73%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G B4 · B 20
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page