Colour
#C2AA11
- #C2AA11
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C2AA11 is a yellow with RGB values 194, 170, 17 and HSL 52°, 84%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C2AA11#C2AA11
HEX#C2AA11
RGBrgb(194, 170, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.6667, 0.0667
RGB percentages76.1%, 66.7%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(51.9, 83.9%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.9, 91.2%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 12.4%, 91.2%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,757,521
CSS custom property--colour: #C2AA11;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40259WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.05:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#3D55EE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1129C2
Analogous#C25111, #82C211
Triadic#11C2AA, #AA11C2
Split complementary#1181C2, #5211C2
Tetradic#11C251, #1129C2, #C21181
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R194
G170
B17
Red194 (76.1%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue51.86°
Saturation (HSL)83.89%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G AA · B 11
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page