Colour

#CFB740

#CFB740
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#CFB740 is a yellow with RGB values 207, 183, 64 and HSL 50°, 60%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#CFB740#CFB740

HEX#CFB740

RGBrgb(207, 183, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.7176, 0.251

RGB percentages81.2%, 71.8%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(49.9, 59.8%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.9, 69.1%, 81.2%)

CMYK0%, 11.6%, 69.1%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,612,864

CSS custom property--colour: #CFB740;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.5:1

Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4

Inverted#3048BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C9B32Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#CFBB47no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#DFAA9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 22.1 Khaki · ΔE 22.9 Olive · ΔE 24.5 Gold · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4058CF

Analogous#CF6F40, #A0CF40

Triadic#40CFB7, #B740CF

Split complementary#409FCF, #7040CF

Tetradic#40CF6F, #4058CF, #CF409F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F8F4E3

Lighter +30%#EEE5BA

Lighter +20%#E3D692

Lighter +10%#D9C669

Darker −10%#B09A2C

Darker −20%#877622

Darker −30%#5E5218

Darker −40%#362F0D

More saturated +25%#EDCB22

Less saturated −25%#B1A35E

Channel breakdown

R207

G183

B64

Red207 (81.2%)

Green183 (71.8%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue49.93°

Saturation (HSL)59.83%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CF · G B7 · B 40

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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