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Colour

#C2A240

  • #C2A240
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#C2A240 is a yellow with RGB values 194, 162, 64 and HSL 45°, 52%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#C2A240#C2A240
HEX#C2A240
RGBrgb(194, 162, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.6353, 0.251
RGB percentages76.1%, 63.5%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(45.2, 51.6%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.2, 67%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 16.5%, 67%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,755,520
CSS custom property--colour: #C2A240;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#3D5DBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3A034no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBA945no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D1958Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15.4Goldenrod · ΔE 17.3Dark khaki · ΔE 18.2Olive · ΔE 21.3Peru · ΔE 22.1Sandy brown · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 15.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4060C2
Analogous#C26140, #A1C240
Triadic#40C2A2, #A240C2
Split complementary#40A1C2, #6140C2
Tetradic#40C261, #4060C2, #C240A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3EDDB
Lighter +30%#E7DAB4
Lighter +20%#DBC88D
Lighter +10%#CEB567
Darker −10%#9D8332
Darker −20%#766226
Darker −30%#504219
Darker −40%#29220D
More saturated +25%#E2B221
Less saturated −25%#A39260

Channel breakdown

R194
G162
B64
Red194 (76.1%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue45.23°
Saturation (HSL)51.59%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G A2 · B 40

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