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Recognised as Colour

#C2AD26

  • #C2AD26
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#C2AD26 is a yellow with RGB values 194, 173, 38 and HSL 52°, 67%, 45%. 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

#C2AD26#C2AD26
HEX#C2AD26
RGBrgb(194, 173, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.6784, 0.149
RGB percentages76.1%, 67.8%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(51.9, 67.2%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.9, 80.4%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.8%, 80.4%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,758,310
CSS custom property--colour: #C2AD26;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41496WCAG 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 9.3:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#3D52D9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFA800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4B031no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#D2A094no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.2 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 text9.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.8Olive · ΔE 21.9Dark khaki · ΔE 26.9Gold · ΔE 27.2Khaki · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#263BC2
Analogous#C25F26, #89C226
Triadic#26C2AD, #AD26C2
Split complementary#2689C2, #5F26C2
Tetradic#26C25F, #263BC2, #C22689

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3ECC1
Lighter +30%#EBDF96
Lighter +20%#E2D26C
Lighter +10%#DAC541
Darker −10%#97871E
Darker −20%#6D6115
Darker −30%#423B0D
Darker −40%#171505
More saturated +25%#DFC209
Less saturated −25%#A59843

Channel breakdown

R194
G173
B38
Red194 (76.1%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue51.92°
Saturation (HSL)67.24%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G AD · B 26

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