Recognised as Colour

#CDB51C

#CDB51C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#CDB51C is a yellow with RGB values 205, 181, 28 and HSL 52°, 76%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#CDB51C#CDB51C

HEX#CDB51C

RGBrgb(205, 181, 28)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7098, 0.1098

RGB percentages80.4%, 71%, 11%

HSLhsl(51.9, 76%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.9, 86.3%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 11.7%, 86.3%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,481,244

CSS custom property--colour: #CDB51C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.22:1

Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#324AE3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8B000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#CEB92Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#DEA79Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.8 Gold · ΔE 20.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.9 Olive · ΔE 27.3 Orange · ΔE 30.6 Khaki · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#1C34CD

Analogous#CD5C1C, #8DCD1C

Triadic#1CCDB5, #B51CCD

Split complementary#1C8CCD, #5D1CCD

Tetradic#1CCD5C, #1C34CD, #CD1C8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F6EFBF

Lighter +30%#F0E392

Lighter +20%#EAD865

Lighter +10%#E4CD38

Darker −10%#A08D16

Darker −20%#736610

Darker −30%#463E0A

Darker −40%#1A1703

More saturated +25%#E9C900

Less saturated −25%#B0A039

Channel breakdown

R205

G181

B28

Red205 (80.4%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue28 (11%)

Hue51.86°

Saturation (HSL)75.97%

Lightness45.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G B5 · B 1C

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Also reads as

CdB51C (chemical formula)

Formula
675.731 g/mol
53 atoms

CdB51C has a molar mass of 675.731 g/mol, made up of 53 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Cd, 51 × B, 1 × C.

Open this reading on its own page →

Molar mass

Molar mass675.731 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule53

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.1220777 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram8.9120386 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Cd16.6%

B81.6%

C1.8%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 16.635%

Boron (B × 51)551.31 g/mol, 81.587%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 1.777%

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Elements in this formula

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page