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Recognised as Colour

#C0A602

  • #C0A602
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#C0A602 is a yellow with RGB values 192, 166, 2 and HSL 52°, 98%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#C0A602#C0A602
HEX#C0A602
RGBrgb(192, 166, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.651, 0.0078
RGB percentages75.3%, 65.1%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(51.8, 97.9%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.8, 99%, 75.3%)
CMYK0%, 13.5%, 99%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,625,410
CSS custom property--colour: #C0A602;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#3F59FD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8A200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFAA1Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#D0988Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 12.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.6Olive · ΔE 23.6Gold · ΔE 24.7Orange · ΔE 29.8Dark khaki · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 12.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#021CC0
Analogous#C04702, #7BC002
Triadic#02C0A6, #A602C0
Split complementary#027BC0, #4702C0
Tetradic#02C047, #021CC0, #C0027B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEEF90
Lighter +30%#FDE75E
Lighter +20%#FDE02B
Lighter +10%#F2D203
Darker −10%#8E7A01
Darker −20%#5B4F01
Darker −30%#292300
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C2A700
Less saturated −25%#A8941A

Channel breakdown

R192
G166
B2
Red192 (75.3%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue51.79°
Saturation (HSL)97.94%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C0 · G A6 · B 02

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