Recognised as Colour

#C3AA2C

#C3AA2C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#C3AA2C is a yellow with RGB values 195, 170, 44 and HSL 50°, 63%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#C3AA2C#C3AA2C

HEX#C3AA2C

RGBrgb(195, 170, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.6667, 0.1725

RGB percentages76.5%, 66.7%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(50.1, 63.2%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 77.4%, 76.5%)

CMYK0%, 12.8%, 77.4%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,823,084

CSS custom property--colour: #C3AA2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40533WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.11:1

Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#3C55D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BCA610no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C2AE35no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D39D92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 13.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.4 Olive · ΔE 21.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 24.9 Khaki · ΔE 28 Gold · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 13.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C45C3

Analogous#C35F2C, #91C32C

Triadic#2CC3AA, #AA2CC3

Split complementary#2C91C3, #5E2CC3

Tetradic#2CC35E, #2C45C3, #C32C91

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3ECC8

Lighter +30%#E9DD9F

Lighter +20%#E0CE75

Lighter +10%#D6BF4C

Darker −10%#998623

Darker −20%#706119

Darker −30%#463D10

Darker −40%#1D1906

More saturated +25%#E1BE0E

Less saturated −25%#A5964A

Channel breakdown

R195

G170

B44

Red195 (76.5%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue50.07°

Saturation (HSL)63.18%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C3 · G AA · B 2C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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