Colour

#C0AE49

#C0AE49
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#C0AE49 is a yellow with RGB values 192, 174, 73 and HSL 51°, 49%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#C0AE49#C0AE49

HEX#C0AE49

RGBrgb(192, 174, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.6824, 0.2863

RGB percentages75.3%, 68.2%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(50.9, 48.6%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 62%, 75.3%)

CMYK0%, 9.4%, 62%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,627,529

CSS custom property--colour: #C0AE49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.39:1

Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#3F51B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BEAA3Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#C3B04Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CEA298no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 14.1 Olive · ΔE 20.7 Khaki · ΔE 21.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.8 Burlywood · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 14.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#495BC0

Analogous#C07349, #96C049

Triadic#49C0AE, #AE49C0

Split complementary#4996C0, #7249C0

Tetradic#49C073, #495BC0, #C04997

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F1E1

Lighter +30%#E7E1BB

Lighter +20%#DAD095

Lighter +10%#CDBF6F

Darker −10%#9F8F37

Darker −20%#796D2A

Darker −30%#534B1D

Darker −40%#2D2910

More saturated +25%#DFC32A

Less saturated −25%#A19968

Channel breakdown

R192

G174

B73

Red192 (75.3%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue50.92°

Saturation (HSL)48.57%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C0 · G AE · B 49

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