Colour
#CDBF89
- #CDBF89
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#CDBF89 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 191, 137 and HSL 48°, 40%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#CDBF89#CDBF89
HEX#CDBF89
RGBrgb(205, 191, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.749, 0.5373
RGB percentages80.4%, 74.9%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(47.6, 40.5%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.6, 33.2%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 6.8%, 33.2%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,483,913
CSS custom property--colour: #CDBF89;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52047WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.41:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#324076
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8997CD
Analogous#CD9D89, #B9CD89
Triadic#89CDBF, #BF89CD
Split complementary#89B9CD, #9D89CD
Tetradic#89CD9D, #8997CD, #CD89B9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G191
B137
Red205 (80.4%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue47.65°
Saturation (HSL)40.48%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G BF · B 89
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