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Colour

#C2A426

  • #C2A426
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#C2A426 is a yellow with RGB values 194, 164, 38 and HSL 48°, 67%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#C2A426#C2A426
HEX#C2A426
RGBrgb(194, 164, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.6431, 0.149
RGB percentages76.1%, 64.3%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(48.5, 67.2%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.5, 80.4%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 15.5%, 80.4%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,756,006
CSS custom property--colour: #C2A426;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.63:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#3D5BD9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6A101no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEAA2Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D2968Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 11.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.3Olive · ΔE 21.2Dark khaki · ΔE 26.1Peru · ΔE 28.4Gold · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 11.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2644C2
Analogous#C25626, #92C226
Triadic#26C2A4, #A426C2
Split complementary#2692C2, #5626C2
Tetradic#26C256, #2644C2, #C22692

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3E9C1
Lighter +30%#EBDA96
Lighter +20%#E2CB6C
Lighter +10%#DABC41
Darker −10%#97801E
Darker −20%#6D5C15
Darker −30%#42380D
Darker −40%#171405
More saturated +25%#DFB609
Less saturated −25%#A59243

Channel breakdown

R194
G164
B38
Red194 (76.1%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue48.46°
Saturation (HSL)67.24%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G A4 · B 26

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