Colour
#C3A908
- #C3A908
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C3A908 is a yellow with RGB values 195, 169, 8 and HSL 52°, 92%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C3A908#C3A908
HEX#C3A908
RGBrgb(195, 169, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.6627, 0.0314
RGB percentages76.5%, 66.3%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(51.7, 92.1%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 95.9%, 76.5%)
CMYK0%, 13.3%, 95.9%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,822,792
CSS custom property--colour: #C3A908;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#3C56F7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0822C3
Analogous#C34B08, #80C308
Triadic#08C3A9, #A908C3
Split complementary#0880C3, #4B08C3
Tetradic#08C34B, #0822C3, #C30880
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G169
B8
Red195 (76.5%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue51.66°
Saturation (HSL)92.12%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C3 · G A9 · B 08
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