Colour
#CEC500
- #CEC500
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#CEC500 is a yellow with RGB values 206, 197, 0 and HSL 57°, 100%, 40%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#CEC500#CEC500
HEX#CEC500
RGBrgb(206, 197, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.7725, 0
RGB percentages80.8%, 77.3%, 0%
HSLhsl(57.4, 100%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.4, 100%, 80.8%)
CMYK0%, 4.4%, 100%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,550,848
CSS custom property--colour: #CEC500;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.61:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#313AFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0009CE
Analogous#CE5E00, #70CE00
Triadic#00CEC5, #C500CE
Split complementary#0070CE, #5E00CE
Tetradic#00CE5E, #0009CE, #CE0070
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R206
G197
B0
Red206 (80.8%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue57.38°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CE · G C5 · B 00
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