Colour
#CDB731
- #CDB731
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CDB731 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 183, 49 and HSL 52°, 61%, 50%. 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
#CDB731#CDB731
HEX#CDB731
RGBrgb(205, 183, 49)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7176, 0.1922
RGB percentages80.4%, 71.8%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(51.5, 61.4%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.5, 76.1%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 10.7%, 76.1%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,481,777
CSS custom property--colour: #CDB731;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.41:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#3248CE
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 text10.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3147CD
Analogous#CD6931, #95CD31
Triadic#31CDB7, #B731CD
Split complementary#3195CD, #6931CD
Tetradic#31CD69, #3147CD, #CD3195
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G183
B49
Red205 (80.4%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue51.54°
Saturation (HSL)61.42%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G B7 · B 31
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