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Recognised as Colour

#CDBA3E

  • #CDBA3E
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#CDBA3E is a yellow with RGB values 205, 186, 62 and HSL 52°, 59%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#CDBA3E#CDBA3E
HEX#CDBA3E
RGBrgb(205, 186, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7294, 0.2431
RGB percentages80.4%, 72.9%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(52, 58.8%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52, 69.8%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 9.3%, 69.8%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,482,558
CSS custom property--colour: #CDBA3E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.69:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#3245C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBB52Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1BC46no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#DDADA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 17.4Dark khaki · ΔE 23.1Khaki · ΔE 23.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.2Olive · ΔE 24.6Gold · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 17.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3E51CD
Analogous#CD723E, #98CD3E
Triadic#3ECDBA, #BA3ECD
Split complementary#3E98CD, #733ECD
Tetradic#3ECD73, #3E51CD, #CD3E98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F4E0
Lighter +30%#ECE5B8
Lighter +20%#E2D78F
Lighter +10%#D7C867
Darker −10%#AC9B2C
Darker −20%#837622
Darker −30%#5B5217
Darker −40%#322D0D
More saturated +25%#EBD020
Less saturated −25%#AFA45C

Channel breakdown

R205
G186
B62
Red205 (80.4%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue52.03°
Saturation (HSL)58.85%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G BA · B 3E

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