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Recognised as Colour

#CFAB06

  • #CFAB06
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#CFAB06 is a yellow with RGB values 207, 171, 6 and HSL 49°, 94%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#CFAB06#CFAB06
HEX#CFAB06
RGBrgb(207, 171, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.6706, 0.0235
RGB percentages81.2%, 67.1%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(49.3, 94.4%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 97.1%, 81.2%)
CMYK0%, 17.4%, 97.1%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,609,734
CSS custom property--colour: #CFAB06;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.48:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#3054F9

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#BFA800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8B31Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E19C91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 9.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#062ACF
Analogous#CF4606, #8FCF06
Triadic#06CFAB, #AB06CF
Split complementary#068FCF, #4606CF
Tetradic#06CF46, #062ACF, #CF068F

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FCEDA5
Lighter +30%#FBE373
Lighter +20%#FAD941
Lighter +10%#F8CE10
Darker −10%#9D8205
Darker −20%#6C5903
Darker −30%#3A3002
Darker −40%#090700
More saturated +25%#D5AF00
Less saturated −25%#B49A21

Channel breakdown

R207
G171
B6
Red207 (81.2%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue49.25°
Saturation (HSL)94.37%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CF · G AB · B 06

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