Recognised as Colour

#CFBD55

#CFBD55
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#CFBD55 is a yellow with RGB values 207, 189, 85 and HSL 51°, 56%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#CFBD55#CFBD55

HEX#CFBD55

RGBrgb(207, 189, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.7412, 0.3333

RGB percentages81.2%, 74.1%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(51.1, 56%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 58.9%, 81.2%)

CMYK0%, 8.7%, 58.9%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,614,421

CSS custom property--colour: #CFBD55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50316WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.06:1

Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#3042AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CDB84Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#D2BF5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#DEB1A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 14.9 Khaki · ΔE 16.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.2 Olive · ΔE 25.4 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 14.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5567CF

Analogous#CF8055, #A4CF55

Triadic#55CFBD, #BD55CF

Split complementary#55A4CF, #8055CF

Tetradic#55CF80, #5567CF, #CF55A4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFBF4

Lighter +30%#F1EBCC

Lighter +20%#E5DCA5

Lighter +10%#DACC7D

Darker −10%#BCA835

Darker −20%#94842A

Darker −30%#6C611F

Darker −40%#453D13

More saturated +25%#EAD03A

Less saturated −25%#B4AA70

Channel breakdown

R207

G189

B85

Red207 (81.2%)

Green189 (74.1%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue51.15°

Saturation (HSL)55.96%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CF · G BD · B 55

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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