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Colour

#C2C24D

  • #C2C24D
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#C2C24D is a yellow with RGB values 194, 194, 77 and HSL 60°, 49%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#C2C24D#C2C24D
HEX#C2C24D
RGBrgb(194, 194, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.7608, 0.302
RGB percentages76.1%, 76.1%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(60, 49%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 60.3%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 60.3%, 23.9%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,763,725
CSS custom property--colour: #C2C24D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.12:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#3D3DB2

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#D1BA3Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2BE54no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CFB7A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 19.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#4D4DC2
Analogous#C2884D, #88C24D
Triadic#4DC2C2, #C24DC2
Split complementary#4D88C2, #884DC2
Tetradic#4DC288, #4D4DC2, #C24D88

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F6F6E5
Lighter +30%#E9E9BF
Lighter +20%#DCDC99
Lighter +10%#CFCF73
Darker −10%#A4A438
Darker −20%#7E7E2B
Darker −30%#58581E
Darker −40%#323211
More saturated +25%#E0E02F
Less saturated −25%#A4A46B

Channel breakdown

R194
G194
B77
Red194 (76.1%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)48.95%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR C2 · G C2 · B 4D

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