Colour

#C3AE22

#C3AE22
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#C3AE22 is a yellow with RGB values 195, 174, 34 and HSL 52°, 70%, 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

#C3AE22#C3AE22

HEX#C3AE22

RGBrgb(195, 174, 34)

RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.6824, 0.1333

RGB percentages76.5%, 68.2%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(52.2, 70.3%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 82.6%, 76.5%)

CMYK0%, 10.8%, 82.6%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,824,098

CSS custom property--colour: #C3AE22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4199WCAG 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 white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#3C51DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C0A900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#C5B12Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D3A095no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.4 Olive · ΔE 22.8 Gold · ΔE 25.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 28.3 Khaki · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2237C3

Analogous#C35D22, #88C322

Triadic#22C3AE, #AE22C3

Split complementary#2288C3, #5D22C3

Tetradic#22C35D, #2237C3, #C32288

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4EDBD

Lighter +30%#ECE092

Lighter +20%#E4D467

Lighter +10%#DDC83B

Darker −10%#98871A

Darker −20%#6C6013

Darker −30%#413A0B

Darker −40%#151304

More saturated +25%#E0C305

Less saturated −25%#A6993F

Channel breakdown

R195

G174

B34

Red195 (76.5%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue52.17°

Saturation (HSL)70.31%

Lightness44.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C3 · G AE · B 22

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Colour values

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