Recognised as Colour
#C2AB05
- #C2AB05
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C2AB05 is a yellow with RGB values 194, 171, 5 and HSL 53°, 95%, 39%. 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
#C2AB05#C2AB05
HEX#C2AB05
RGBrgb(194, 171, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.6706, 0.0196
RGB percentages76.1%, 67.1%, 2%
HSLhsl(52.7, 95%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.7, 97.4%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 11.9%, 97.4%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,757,765
CSS custom property--colour: #C2AB05;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.12:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#3D54FA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#051CC2
Analogous#C24D05, #7AC205
Triadic#05C2AB, #AB05C2
Split complementary#057AC2, #4D05C2
Tetradic#05C24D, #051CC2, #C2057A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R194
G171
B5
Red194 (76.1%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue52.7°
Saturation (HSL)94.97%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G AB · B 05
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