Colour
#CDB724
- #CDB724
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CDB724 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 183, 36 and HSL 52°, 70%, 47%. 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
#CDB724#CDB724
HEX#CDB724
RGBrgb(205, 183, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7176, 0.1412
RGB percentages80.4%, 71.8%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(52.2, 70.1%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 82.4%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 10.7%, 82.4%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,481,764
CSS custom property--colour: #CDB724;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46973WCAG 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 10.39:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#3248DB
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#243ACD
Analogous#CD6324, #8ECD24
Triadic#24CDB7, #B724CD
Split complementary#248ECD, #6224CD
Tetradic#24CD63, #243ACD, #CD248F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G183
B36
Red205 (80.4%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue52.19°
Saturation (HSL)70.12%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G B7 · B 24
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