Colour
#C3AE20
- #C3AE20
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C3AE20 is a yellow with RGB values 195, 174, 32 and HSL 52°, 72%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C3AE20#C3AE20
HEX#C3AE20
RGBrgb(195, 174, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.6824, 0.1255
RGB percentages76.5%, 68.2%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(52.3, 71.8%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.3, 83.6%, 76.5%)
CMYK0%, 10.8%, 83.6%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,824,096
CSS custom property--colour: #C3AE20;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41978WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.4:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#3C51DF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2035C3
Analogous#C35D20, #86C320
Triadic#20C3AE, #AE20C3
Split complementary#2086C3, #5D20C3
Tetradic#20C35D, #2035C3, #C32086
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G174
B32
Red195 (76.5%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue52.27°
Saturation (HSL)71.81%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C3 · G AE · B 20
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