Colour
#CFB231
- #CFB231
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CFB231 is a yellow with RGB values 207, 178, 49 and HSL 49°, 62%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#CFB231#CFB231
HEX#CFB231
RGBrgb(207, 178, 49)
RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.698, 0.1922
RGB percentages81.2%, 69.8%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(49, 62.2%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49, 76.3%, 81.2%)
CMYK0%, 14%, 76.3%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,611,569
CSS custom property--colour: #CFB231;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.07:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#304DCE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#314ECF
Analogous#CF6331, #9DCF31
Triadic#31CFB2, #B231CF
Split complementary#319DCF, #6331CF
Tetradic#31CF63, #314ECF, #CF319D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R207
G178
B49
Red207 (81.2%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue48.99°
Saturation (HSL)62.2%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CF · G B2 · B 31
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