Colour

#CDB949

#CDB949
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#CDB949 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 185, 73 and HSL 51°, 57%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#CDB949

RGBrgb(205, 185, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7255, 0.2863

RGB percentages80.4%, 72.5%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(50.9, 56.9%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 64.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 9.8%, 64.4%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,482,313

CSS custom property--colour: #CDB949;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.63:1

Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5

Inverted#3246B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CAB43Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#CFBC4Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#DCACA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 18.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 18.7 Khaki · ΔE 20.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.9 Olive · ΔE 24.1 Burlywood · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 18.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#495DCD

Analogous#CD7749, #9FCD49

Triadic#49CDB9, #B949CD

Split complementary#499FCD, #7749CD

Tetradic#49CD77, #495DCD, #CD499F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F7E9

Lighter +30%#EEE7C1

Lighter +20%#E3D899

Lighter +10%#D8C871

Darker −10%#B29F31

Darker −20%#8A7B26

Darker −30%#62571B

Darker −40%#3A3410

More saturated +25%#EACD2C

Less saturated −25%#B0A566

Channel breakdown

R205

G185

B73

Red205 (80.4%)

Green185 (72.5%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue50.91°

Saturation (HSL)56.9%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G B9 · B 49

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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