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Recognised as Colour

#C0C556

  • #C0C556
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#C0C556 is a yellow with RGB values 192, 197, 86 and HSL 63°, 49%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#C0C556#C0C556
HEX#C0C556
RGBrgb(192, 197, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.7725, 0.3373
RGB percentages75.3%, 77.3%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(62.7, 48.9%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(62.7, 56.3%, 77.3%)
CMYK2.5%, 0%, 56.3%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,633,430
CSS custom property--colour: #C0C556;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.36:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#3F3AA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3BD4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3C05Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#CCBAADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 17.1Khaki · ΔE 17.7Yellow green · ΔE 24.8Olivedrab · ΔE 25.7Olive · ΔE 25.7Pale goldenrod · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 17.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5B56C5
Analogous#C59356, #88C556
Triadic#56C0C5, #C556C0
Split complementary#5689C5, #9356C5
Tetradic#56C593, #5B56C5, #C55689

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F9EE
Lighter +30%#EAECC8
Lighter +20%#DCDFA2
Lighter +10%#CED27C
Darker −10%#A8AD3B
Darker −20%#83872E
Darker −30%#5E6121
Darker −40%#393B14
More saturated +25%#DAE13A
Less saturated −25%#A6A972

Channel breakdown

R192
G197
B86
Red192 (75.3%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue62.7°
Saturation (HSL)48.9%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C0 · G C5 · B 56

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