Colour
#CDB720
- #CDB720
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CDB720 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 183, 32 and HSL 52°, 73%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#CDB720#CDB720
HEX#CDB720
RGBrgb(205, 183, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7176, 0.1255
RGB percentages80.4%, 71.8%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(52.4, 73%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.4, 84.4%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 10.7%, 84.4%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,481,760
CSS custom property--colour: #CDB720;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4695WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.39:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#3248DF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2036CD
Analogous#CD6020, #8DCD20
Triadic#20CDB7, #B720CD
Split complementary#208CCD, #6120CD
Tetradic#20CD60, #2036CD, #CD208C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G183
B32
Red205 (80.4%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue52.37°
Saturation (HSL)73%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G B7 · B 20
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