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Recognised as Colour

#C3AF2A

  • #C3AF2A
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#C3AF2A is a yellow with RGB values 195, 175, 42 and HSL 52°, 65%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#C3AF2A#C3AF2A
HEX#C3AF2A
RGBrgb(195, 175, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.6863, 0.1647
RGB percentages76.5%, 68.6%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(52.2, 64.6%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 78.5%, 76.5%)
CMYK0%, 10.3%, 78.5%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,824,362
CSS custom property--colour: #C3AF2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.49:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#3C50D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0AA05no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6B134no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D3A296no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.5Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.5Olive · ΔE 22.1Dark khaki · ΔE 26.2Gold · ΔE 27.4Khaki · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2A3EC3
Analogous#C3632A, #8BC32A
Triadic#2AC3AF, #AF2AC3
Split complementary#2A8BC3, #632AC3
Tetradic#2AC362, #2A3EC3, #C32A8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3EDC6
Lighter +30%#EAE09C
Lighter +20%#E1D272
Lighter +10%#D8C548
Darker −10%#998921
Darker −20%#6F6418
Darker −30%#453E0F
Darker −40%#1B1806
More saturated +25%#E1C50C
Less saturated −25%#A59948

Channel breakdown

R195
G175
B42
Red195 (76.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue52.16°
Saturation (HSL)64.56%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C3 · G AF · B 2A

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