Recognised as Colour
#C1A001
- #C1A001
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C1A001 is a yellow with RGB values 193, 160, 1 and HSL 50°, 99%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C1A001#C1A001
HEX#C1A001
RGBrgb(193, 160, 1)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.6275, 0.0039
RGB percentages75.7%, 62.7%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(49.7, 99%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 99.5%, 75.7%)
CMYK0%, 17.1%, 99.5%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,689,409
CSS custom property--colour: #C1A001;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#3E5FFE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0122C1
Analogous#C14001, #82C101
Triadic#01C1A0, #A001C1
Split complementary#0182C1, #4001C1
Tetradic#01C140, #0122C1, #C10182
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R193
G160
B1
Red193 (75.7%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue49.69°
Saturation (HSL)98.97%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C1 · G A0 · B 01
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