Recognised as Colour
#C0B321
- #C0B321
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C0B321 is a yellow with RGB values 192, 179, 33 and HSL 55°, 71%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C0B321#C0B321
HEX#C0B321
RGBrgb(192, 179, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.702, 0.1294
RGB percentages75.3%, 70.2%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(55.1, 70.7%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.1, 82.8%, 75.3%)
CMYK0%, 6.8%, 82.8%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,628,769
CSS custom property--colour: #C0B321;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.71:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#3F4CDE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#212EC0
Analogous#C06321, #7DC021
Triadic#21C0B3, #B321C0
Split complementary#217DC0, #6321C0
Tetradic#21C064, #212EC0, #C0217E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R192
G179
B33
Red192 (75.3%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue55.09°
Saturation (HSL)70.67%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C0 · G B3 · B 21
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