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Recognised as Colour

#C0B042

  • #C0B042
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#C0B042 is a yellow with RGB values 192, 176, 66 and HSL 52°, 50%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#C0B042#C0B042
HEX#C0B042
RGBrgb(192, 176, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.6902, 0.2588
RGB percentages75.3%, 69%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(52.4, 50%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.4, 65.6%, 75.3%)
CMYK0%, 8.3%, 65.6%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,628,034
CSS custom property--colour: #C0B042;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.53:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#3F4FBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0AB34no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4B148no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CEA499no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 17.3Goldenrod · ΔE 20.1Olive · ΔE 20.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.9Khaki · ΔE 22.2Olivedrab · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 17.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4252C0
Analogous#C07142, #91C042
Triadic#42C0B0, #B042C0
Split complementary#4291C0, #7142C0
Tetradic#42C071, #4252C0, #C04291

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F0DB
Lighter +30%#E6E0B5
Lighter +20%#DAD08F
Lighter +10%#CDC068
Darker −10%#9B8E34
Darker −20%#756B27
Darker −30%#4F481A
Darker −40%#28250E
More saturated +25%#E0C822
Less saturated −25%#A19962

Channel breakdown

R192
G176
B66
Red192 (75.3%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue52.38°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C0 · G B0 · B 42

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