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Recognised as Colour

#C2AD11

  • #C2AD11
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#C2AD11 is a yellow with RGB values 194, 173, 17 and HSL 53°, 84%, 41%. 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

#C2AD11#C2AD11
HEX#C2AD11
RGBrgb(194, 173, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.6784, 0.0667
RGB percentages76.1%, 67.8%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(52.9, 83.9%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.9, 91.2%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.8%, 91.2%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,758,289
CSS custom property--colour: #C2AD11;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.28:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#3D52EE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFA800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5B023no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D29F93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.5Gold · ΔE 23.8Olive · ΔE 24.1Dark khaki · ΔE 31.6Orange · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1126C2
Analogous#C25511, #7EC211
Triadic#11C2AD, #AD11C2
Split complementary#117EC2, #5511C2
Tetradic#11C255, #1126C2, #C2117E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7EEA8
Lighter +30%#F3E579
Lighter +20%#EFDC4A
Lighter +10%#EBD21B
Darker −10%#93830D
Darker −20%#645909
Darker −30%#353005
Darker −40%#060601
More saturated +25%#D3BA00
Less saturated −25%#A8992B

Channel breakdown

R194
G173
B17
Red194 (76.1%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue52.88°
Saturation (HSL)83.89%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G AD · B 11

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