Colour

#C2C270

#C2C270
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#C2C270 is a yellow with RGB values 194, 194, 112 and HSL 60°, 40%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#C2C270

RGBrgb(194, 194, 112)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.7608, 0.4392

RGB percentages76.1%, 76.1%, 43.9%

HSLhsl(60, 40.2%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 42.3%, 76.1%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 42.3%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,763,760

CSS custom property--colour: #C2C270;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.24:1

Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#3D3D8F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CEBC69no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#CFBF74no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Tritanopia#CCB9AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 5 Khaki · ΔE 14.3 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 18.2 Burlywood · ΔE 22 Tan · ΔE 23.9 Navajo white · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 5, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7070C2

Analogous#C29970, #99C270

Triadic#70C2C2, #C270C2

Split complementary#7099C2, #9970C2

Tetradic#70C299, #7070C2, #C27099

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0F0DB

Lighter +20%#E1E1B8

Lighter +10%#D1D194

Darker −10%#B3B34C

Darker −20%#8F8F3D

Darker −30%#6B6B2E

Darker −40%#48481F

More saturated +25%#DBDB57

Less saturated −25%#A9A98A

Channel breakdown

R194

G194

B112

Red194 (76.1%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue112 (43.9%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)40.2%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR C2 · G C2 · B 70

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