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Recognised as Colour

#C0A002

  • #C0A002
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#C0A002 is a yellow with RGB values 192, 160, 2 and HSL 50°, 98%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#C0A002#C0A002
HEX#C0A002
RGBrgb(192, 160, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.6275, 0.0078
RGB percentages75.3%, 62.7%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(49.9, 97.9%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.9, 99%, 75.3%)
CMYK0%, 16.7%, 99%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,623,874
CSS custom property--colour: #C0A002;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36352WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.27:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#3F5FFD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B39D00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBA719no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#D19288no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 10.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.9Olive · ΔE 23.3Gold · ΔE 26.5Orange · ΔE 27.6Peru · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 10.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0222C0
Analogous#C04102, #81C002
Triadic#02C0A0, #A002C0
Split complementary#0281C0, #4102C0
Tetradic#02C041, #0222C0, #C00281

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEEB90
Lighter +30%#FDE25E
Lighter +20%#FDD92B
Lighter +10%#F2CA03
Darker −10%#8E7601
Darker −20%#5B4C01
Darker −30%#292200
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C2A100
Less saturated −25%#A8901A

Channel breakdown

R192
G160
B2
Red192 (75.3%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue49.89°
Saturation (HSL)97.94%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C0 · G A0 · B 02

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