Recognised as Colour

#C2AD2E

#C2AD2E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#C2AD2E is a yellow with RGB values 194, 173, 46 and HSL 51°, 62%, 47%. 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#C2AD2E

RGBrgb(194, 173, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.6784, 0.1804

RGB percentages76.1%, 67.8%, 18%

HSLhsl(51.5, 61.7%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.5, 76.3%, 76.1%)

CMYK0%, 10.8%, 76.3%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,758,318

CSS custom property--colour: #C2AD2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.31:1

Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#3D52D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BEA813no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#C4B037no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D1A095no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.3 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 text9.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.3 Olive · ΔE 21.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 24.4 Khaki · ΔE 27.2 Gold · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2E43C2

Analogous#C2632E, #8DC22E

Triadic#2EC2AD, #AD2EC2

Split complementary#2E8DC2, #632EC2

Tetradic#2EC263, #2E43C2, #C22E8D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2EDCA

Lighter +30%#E9DEA0

Lighter +20%#DFD077

Lighter +10%#D5C24E

Darker −10%#998824

Darker −20%#70631A

Darker −30%#463F11

Darker −40%#1D1A07

More saturated +25%#E0C210

Less saturated −25%#A4984C

Channel breakdown

R194

G173

B46

Red194 (76.1%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue51.49°

Saturation (HSL)61.67%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C2 · G AD · B 2E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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