Colour

#CFCF00

#CFCF00
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#CFCF00 is a yellow with RGB values 207, 207, 0 and HSL 60°, 100%, 41%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#CFCF00#CFCF00

HEX#CFCF00

RGBrgb(207, 207, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.8118, 0

RGB percentages81.2%, 81.2%, 0%

HSLhsl(60, 100%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 100%, 81.2%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 100%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,618,944

CSS custom property--colour: #CFCF00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.58:1

Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0

Inverted#3030FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E1C600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#E3CB26no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original

Tritanopia#DFC1B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 18.8 Yellow · ΔE 21.7 Yellow green · ΔE 24.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 31.1 Green yellow · ΔE 35.9 Olive · ΔE 37.9

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 18.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0000CF

Analogous#CF6800, #68CF00

Triadic#00CFCF, #CF00CF

Split complementary#0068CF, #6800CF

Tetradic#00CF68, #0000CF, #CF0068

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFF9C

Lighter +30%#FFFF69

Lighter +20%#FFFF36

Lighter +10%#FFFF03

Darker −10%#9C9C00

Darker −20%#696900

Darker −30%#363600

Darker −40%#030300

More saturated +25%#CFCF00

Less saturated −25%#B5B51A

Channel breakdown

R207

G207

Red207 (81.2%)

Green207 (81.2%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40.59%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR CF · G CF · B 00

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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