Recognised as Colour

#C2A828

#C2A828
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#C2A828 is a yellow with RGB values 194, 168, 40 and HSL 50°, 66%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#C2A828#C2A828

HEX#C2A828

RGBrgb(194, 168, 40)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.6588, 0.1569

RGB percentages76.1%, 65.9%, 15.7%

HSLhsl(49.9, 65.8%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.9, 79.4%, 76.1%)

CMYK0%, 13.4%, 79.4%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,757,032

CSS custom property--colour: #C2A828;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39628WCAG 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 8.93:1

Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#3D57D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BAA405no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C1AD31no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D29A90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 12.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.6 Olive · ΔE 21.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.7 Khaki · ΔE 29 Gold · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 12.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2842C2

Analogous#C25B28, #8FC228

Triadic#28C2A8, #A828C2

Split complementary#288FC2, #5B28C2

Tetradic#28C25B, #2842C2, #C2288F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3EBC3

Lighter +30%#EADC99

Lighter +20%#E1CE6F

Lighter +10%#D9C044

Darker −10%#98831F

Darker −20%#6D5F17

Darker −30%#433A0E

Darker −40%#191605

More saturated +25%#DFBB0B

Less saturated −25%#A59545

Channel breakdown

R194

G168

B40

Red194 (76.1%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue40 (15.7%)

Hue49.87°

Saturation (HSL)65.81%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C2 · G A8 · B 28

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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