Recognised as Colour
#CFAE18
- #CFAE18
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CFAE18 is a yellow with RGB values 207, 174, 24 and HSL 49°, 79%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#CFAE18#CFAE18
HEX#CFAE18
RGBrgb(207, 174, 24)
RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.6824, 0.0941
RGB percentages81.2%, 68.2%, 9.4%
HSLhsl(49.2, 79.2%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.2, 88.4%, 81.2%)
CMYK0%, 15.9%, 88.4%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,610,520
CSS custom property--colour: #CFAE18;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.72:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#3051E7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1839CF
Analogous#CF5318, #94CF18
Triadic#18CFAE, #AE18CF
Split complementary#1894CF, #5318CF
Tetradic#18CF53, #1839CF, #CF1894
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R207
G174
B24
Red207 (81.2%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue24 (9.4%)
Hue49.18°
Saturation (HSL)79.22%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CF · G AE · B 18
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