Recognised as Colour
#C2B51D
- #C2B51D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C2B51D is a yellow with RGB values 194, 181, 29 and HSL 55°, 74%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C2B51D#C2B51D
HEX#C2B51D
RGBrgb(194, 181, 29)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.7098, 0.1137
RGB percentages76.1%, 71%, 11.4%
HSLhsl(55.3, 74%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.3, 85.1%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 6.7%, 85.1%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,760,349
CSS custom property--colour: #C2B51D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.92:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#3D4AE2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1D2AC2
Analogous#C2621D, #7DC21D
Triadic#1DC2B5, #B51DC2
Split complementary#1D7DC2, #621DC2
Tetradic#1DC262, #1D2AC2, #C21D7D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R194
G181
B29
Red194 (76.1%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue29 (11.4%)
Hue55.27°
Saturation (HSL)73.99%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G B5 · B 1D
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