Colour

#C1AD32

#C1AD32
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#C1AD32 is a yellow with RGB values 193, 173, 50 and HSL 52°, 59%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#C1AD32#C1AD32

HEX#C1AD32

RGBrgb(193, 173, 50)

RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.6784, 0.1961

RGB percentages75.7%, 67.8%, 19.6%

HSLhsl(51.6, 58.8%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 74.1%, 75.7%)

CMYK0%, 10.4%, 74.1%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,692,786

CSS custom property--colour: #C1AD32;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.29:1

Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#3E52CD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BEA81Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#C3B03Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D0A095no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 16.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.5 Olive · ΔE 20.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 22.9 Khaki · ΔE 26.2 Olivedrab · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 16.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3246C1

Analogous#C16632, #8DC132

Triadic#32C1AD, #AD32C1

Split complementary#328DC1, #6632C1

Tetradic#32C166, #3246C1, #C1328D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F2EDCD

Lighter +30%#E8DEA4

Lighter +20%#DDCF7C

Lighter +10%#D3C153

Darker −10%#988928

Darker −20%#70641D

Darker −30%#474013

Darker −40%#1F1C08

More saturated +25%#DFC314

Less saturated −25%#A39750

Channel breakdown

R193

G173

B50

Red193 (75.7%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue50 (19.6%)

Hue51.61°

Saturation (HSL)58.85%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C1 · G AD · B 32

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