Recognised as Colour
#CDC73E
- #CDC73E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CDC73E is a yellow with RGB values 205, 199, 62 and HSL 57°, 59%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#CDC73E#CDC73E
HEX#CDC73E
RGBrgb(205, 199, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7804, 0.2431
RGB percentages80.4%, 78%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(57.5, 58.8%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.5, 69.8%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 2.9%, 69.8%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,485,886
CSS custom property--colour: #CDC73E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.83:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#3238C1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3E44CD
Analogous#CD803E, #8CCD3E
Triadic#3ECDC7, #C73ECD
Split complementary#3E8BCD, #803ECD
Tetradic#3ECD80, #3E44CD, #CD3E8B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G199
B62
Red205 (80.4%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue57.48°
Saturation (HSL)58.85%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G C7 · B 3E
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