Recognised as Colour
#CFC61E
- #CFC61E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#CFC61E is a yellow with RGB values 207, 198, 30 and HSL 57°, 75%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#CFC61E#CFC61E
HEX#CFC61E
RGBrgb(207, 198, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.7765, 0.1176
RGB percentages81.2%, 77.6%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(56.9, 74.7%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.9, 85.5%, 81.2%)
CMYK0%, 4.3%, 85.5%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,616,670
CSS custom property--colour: #CFC61E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53747WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.75:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#3039E1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1E27CF
Analogous#CF6D1E, #80CF1E
Triadic#1ECFC6, #C61ECF
Split complementary#1E80CF, #6E1ECF
Tetradic#1ECF6D, #1E27CF, #CF1E7F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R207
G198
B30
Red207 (81.2%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue56.95°
Saturation (HSL)74.68%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CF · G C6 · B 1E
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