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Colour

#CEB500

  • #CEB500
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#CEB500 is a yellow with RGB values 206, 181, 0 and HSL 53°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#CEB500#CEB500
HEX#CEB500
RGBrgb(206, 181, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.7098, 0
RGB percentages80.8%, 71%, 0%
HSLhsl(52.7, 100%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.7, 100%, 80.8%)
CMYK0%, 12.1%, 100%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,546,752
CSS custom property--colour: #CEB500;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.23:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#314AFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8B000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFB91Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#DFA69Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 16Gold · ΔE 18Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24.8Olive · ΔE 29.8Orange · ΔE 29.8Yellow green · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 16.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0019CE
Analogous#CE4E00, #80CE00
Triadic#00CEB5, #B500CE
Split complementary#0080CE, #4E00CE
Tetradic#00CE4E, #0019CE, #CE0080

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFF39B
Lighter +30%#FFED68
Lighter +20%#FFE635
Lighter +10%#FFE002
Darker −10%#9B8800
Darker −20%#685B00
Darker −30%#352F00
Darker −40%#020200
More saturated +25%#CEB500
Less saturated −25%#B4A21A

Channel breakdown

R206
G181
B0
Red206 (80.8%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue52.72°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CE · G B5 · B 00

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