Colour

#C2AD32

#C2AD32
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#C2AD32 is a yellow with RGB values 194, 173, 50 and HSL 51°, 59%, 48%. 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

#C2AD32#C2AD32

HEX#C2AD32

RGBrgb(194, 173, 50)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.6784, 0.1961

RGB percentages76.1%, 67.8%, 19.6%

HSLhsl(51.3, 59%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.3, 74.2%, 76.1%)

CMYK0%, 10.8%, 74.2%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,758,322

CSS custom property--colour: #C2AD32;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41587WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.32:1

Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#3D52CD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BEA81Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#C4B03Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D1A095no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.2 Olive · ΔE 20.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 23.1 Khaki · ΔE 26.3 Gold · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3247C2

Analogous#C26532, #8FC232

Triadic#32C2AD, #AD32C2

Split complementary#328FC2, #6532C2

Tetradic#32C265, #3247C2, #C2328F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2EDCE

Lighter +30%#E8DEA5

Lighter +20%#DDCF7D

Lighter +10%#D3C054

Darker −10%#998928

Darker −20%#71651D

Darker −30%#484113

Darker −40%#201C08

More saturated +25%#E0C313

Less saturated −25%#A39750

Channel breakdown

R194

G173

B50

Red194 (76.1%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue50 (19.6%)

Hue51.25°

Saturation (HSL)59.02%

Lightness47.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C2 · G AD · B 32

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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