Recognised as Colour
#CFA500
- #CFA500
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CFA500 is a yellow with RGB values 207, 165, 0 and HSL 48°, 100%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#CFA500#CFA500
HEX#CFA500
RGBrgb(207, 165, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.6471, 0
RGB percentages81.2%, 64.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(47.8, 100%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.8, 100%, 81.2%)
CMYK0%, 20.3%, 100%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,608,192
CSS custom property--colour: #CFA500;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.04:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#305AFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#002ACF
Analogous#CF3E00, #91CF00
Triadic#00CFA5, #A500CF
Split complementary#0092CF, #3E00CF
Tetradic#00CF3E, #002ACF, #CF0092
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R207
G165
B0
Red207 (81.2%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue47.83°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CF · G A5 · B 00
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