Colour
#C3C11A
- #C3C11A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Gold
#C3C11A is a yellow with RGB values 195, 193, 26 and HSL 59°, 76%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#C3C11A#C3C11A
HEX#C3C11A
RGBrgb(195, 193, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.7569, 0.102
RGB percentages76.5%, 75.7%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(59.3, 76.5%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(59.3, 86.7%, 76.5%)
CMYK0%, 1%, 86.7%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,828,954
CSS custom property--colour: #C3C11A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49817WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.96:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#3C3EE5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1A1CC3
Analogous#C36D1A, #71C31A
Triadic#1AC3C1, #C11AC3
Split complementary#1A71C3, #6D1AC3
Tetradic#1AC36C, #1A1CC3, #C31A70
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G193
B26
Red195 (76.5%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue59.29°
Saturation (HSL)76.47%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C3 · G C1 · B 1A
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