Colour
#C4A300
- #C4A300
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C4A300 is a yellow with RGB values 196, 163, 0 and HSL 50°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C4A300#C4A300
HEX#C4A300
RGBrgb(196, 163, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6392, 0
RGB percentages76.9%, 63.9%, 0%
HSLhsl(49.9, 100%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.9, 100%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 16.8%, 100%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,886,784
CSS custom property--colour: #C4A300;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.59:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#3B5CFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0021C4
Analogous#C44100, #83C400
Triadic#00C4A3, #A300C4
Split complementary#0083C4, #4100C4
Tetradic#00C441, #0021C4, #C40083
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G163
B0
Red196 (76.9%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue49.9°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G A3 · B 00
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