Colour

#C2AC3B

#C2AC3B
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#C2AC3B is a yellow with RGB values 194, 172, 59 and HSL 50°, 53%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#C2AC3B

RGBrgb(194, 172, 59)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.6745, 0.2314

RGB percentages76.1%, 67.5%, 23.1%

HSLhsl(50.2, 53.4%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.2, 69.6%, 76.1%)

CMYK0%, 11.3%, 69.6%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,758,075

CSS custom property--colour: #C2AC3B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.26:1

Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#3D53C4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BDA82Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#C3AF42no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D19F95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 16.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 19.7 Olive · ΔE 20.3 Khaki · ΔE 24.4 Peru · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 16.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3B51C2

Analogous#C2693B, #94C23B

Triadic#3BC2AC, #AC3BC2

Split complementary#3B95C2, #683BC2

Tetradic#3BC269, #3B51C2, #C23B95

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3EED6

Lighter +30%#E7DEAF

Lighter +20%#DBCD88

Lighter +10%#CFBD61

Darker −10%#9B892F

Darker −20%#746723

Darker −30%#4D4417

Darker −40%#26210B

More saturated +25%#E2C11B

Less saturated −25%#A2975B

Channel breakdown

R194

G172

B59

Red194 (76.1%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue59 (23.1%)

Hue50.22°

Saturation (HSL)53.36%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C2 · G AC · B 3B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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