Colour
#CEA825
- #CEA825
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CEA825 is a yellow with RGB values 206, 168, 37 and HSL 47°, 70%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#CEA825#CEA825
HEX#CEA825
RGBrgb(206, 168, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.6588, 0.1451
RGB percentages80.8%, 65.9%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(46.5, 69.5%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.5, 82%, 80.8%)
CMYK0%, 18.4%, 82%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,543,461
CSS custom property--colour: #CEA825;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41261WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.25:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#3157DA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#254BCE
Analogous#CE5425, #A0CE25
Triadic#25CEA8, #A825CE
Split complementary#25A0CE, #5425CE
Tetradic#25CE53, #254BCE, #CE259F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R206
G168
B37
Red206 (80.8%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue46.51°
Saturation (HSL)69.55%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CE · G A8 · B 25
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