Colour
#C1A91D
- #C1A91D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C1A91D is a yellow with RGB values 193, 169, 29 and HSL 51°, 74%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C1A91D#C1A91D
HEX#C1A91D
RGBrgb(193, 169, 29)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.6627, 0.1137
RGB percentages75.7%, 66.3%, 11.4%
HSLhsl(51.2, 73.9%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 85%, 75.7%)
CMYK0%, 12.4%, 85%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,691,741
CSS custom property--colour: #C1A91D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.96:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#3E56E2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1D35C1
Analogous#C1571D, #87C11D
Triadic#1DC1A9, #A91DC1
Split complementary#1D87C1, #571DC1
Tetradic#1DC157, #1D35C1, #C11D87
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R193
G169
B29
Red193 (75.7%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue29 (11.4%)
Hue51.22°
Saturation (HSL)73.87%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C1 · G A9 · B 1D
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