Colour

#FFCB2C

#FFCB2C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFCB2C is a yellow with RGB values 255, 203, 44 and HSL 45°, 100%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FFCB2C#FFCB2C

HEX#FFCB2C

RGBrgb(255, 203, 44)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7961, 0.1725

RGB percentages100%, 79.6%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(45.2, 100%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45.2, 82.7%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 20.4%, 82.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,763,692

CSS custom property--colour: #FFCB2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.83:1

Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#0034D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E4C900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#F1D737no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original

Tritanopia#FFB8AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 11.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 16.6 Orange · ΔE 21.2 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 29.6 Yellow · ΔE 33.7 Dark orange · ΔE 35.2

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 11.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C60FF

Analogous#FF612C, #CAFF2C

Triadic#2CFFCB, #CB2CFF

Split complementary#2CC9FF, #622CFF

Tetradic#2CFF61, #2C60FF, #FF2CC9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFDF8

Lighter +30%#FFF1C5

Lighter +20%#FFE492

Lighter +10%#FFD85F

Darker −10%#F8BB00

Darker −20%#C59400

Darker −30%#926E00

Darker −40%#5F4800

More saturated +25%#FFCB2C

Less saturated −25%#E5BE46

Channel breakdown

R255

G203

B44

Red255 (100%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue45.21°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G CB · B 2C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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