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Colour

#C3AF42

  • #C3AF42
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#C3AF42 is a yellow with RGB values 195, 175, 66 and HSL 51°, 52%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#C3AF42#C3AF42
HEX#C3AF42
RGBrgb(195, 175, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.6863, 0.2588
RGB percentages76.5%, 68.6%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(50.7, 51.8%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.7, 66.2%, 76.5%)
CMYK0%, 10.3%, 66.2%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,824,386
CSS custom property--colour: #C3AF42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.53:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#3C50BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFAB34no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5B248no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#D2A398no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 17.6Goldenrod · ΔE 18.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.5Olive · ΔE 20.9Khaki · ΔE 22.5Olivedrab · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 17.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4256C3
Analogous#C36F42, #96C342
Triadic#42C3AF, #AF42C3
Split complementary#4296C3, #6F42C3
Tetradic#42C36F, #4256C3, #C34296

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F1DD
Lighter +30%#E8E0B6
Lighter +20%#DCD08F
Lighter +10%#CFBF69
Darker −10%#9F8F33
Darker −20%#796C26
Darker −30%#52491A
Darker −40%#2B270E
More saturated +25%#E2C423
Less saturated −25%#A49A61

Channel breakdown

R195
G175
B66
Red195 (76.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue50.7°
Saturation (HSL)51.81%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C3 · G AF · B 42

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