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Recognised as Colour

#C0A924

  • #C0A924
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#C0A924 is a yellow with RGB values 192, 169, 36 and HSL 51°, 68%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#C0A924#C0A924
HEX#C0A924
RGBrgb(192, 169, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.6627, 0.1412
RGB percentages75.3%, 66.3%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(51.2, 68.4%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 81.3%, 75.3%)
CMYK0%, 12%, 81.3%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,626,212
CSS custom property--colour: #C0A924;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.94:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#3F56DB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBA500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1AD2Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#D09C91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.1Olive · ΔE 21Dark khaki · ΔE 26.6Gold · ΔE 28.2Khaki · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 13.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#243BC0
Analogous#C05B24, #89C024
Triadic#24C0A9, #A924C0
Split complementary#2489C0, #5B24C0
Tetradic#24C05B, #243BC0, #C02489

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3EBBD
Lighter +30%#EBDE92
Lighter +20%#E3D067
Lighter +10%#DBC33C
Darker −10%#95831C
Darker −20%#6A5D14
Darker −30%#3F380C
Darker −40%#141204
More saturated +25%#DDBD07
Less saturated −25%#A39540

Channel breakdown

R192
G169
B36
Red192 (75.3%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue51.15°
Saturation (HSL)68.42%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C0 · G A9 · B 24

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