Colour

#CDB638

#CDB638
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#CDB638 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 182, 56 and HSL 51°, 60%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#CDB638#CDB638

HEX#CDB638

RGBrgb(205, 182, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7137, 0.2196

RGB percentages80.4%, 71.4%, 22%

HSLhsl(50.7, 59.8%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.7, 72.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 11.2%, 72.7%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,481,528

CSS custom property--colour: #CDB638;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.34:1

Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2

Inverted#3249C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8B123no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#CEB940no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#DDA89Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.2 Olive · ΔE 24.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 24.4 Khaki · ΔE 24.9 Gold · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#384FCD

Analogous#CD6B38, #9ACD38

Triadic#38CDB6, #B638CD

Split complementary#389ACD, #6B38CD

Tetradic#38CD6B, #384FCD, #CD389A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6F2DB

Lighter +30%#ECE3B2

Lighter +20%#E1D48A

Lighter +10%#D7C561

Darker −10%#A8942A

Darker −20%#7F7020

Darker −30%#564C16

Darker −40%#2E280B

More saturated +25%#ECCC19

Less saturated −25%#AEA057

Channel breakdown

R205

G182

B56

Red205 (80.4%)

Green182 (71.4%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue50.74°

Saturation (HSL)59.84%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G B6 · B 38

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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