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Recognised as Colour

#C4AA03

  • #C4AA03
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#C4AA03 is a yellow with RGB values 196, 170, 3 and HSL 52°, 97%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#C4AA03#C4AA03
HEX#C4AA03
RGBrgb(196, 170, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6667, 0.0118
RGB percentages76.9%, 66.7%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(51.9, 97%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.9, 98.5%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 13.3%, 98.5%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,888,579
CSS custom property--colour: #C4AA03;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.1:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#3B55FC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDA600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3AE1Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#D59C90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 13.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20Gold · ΔE 22.9Olive · ΔE 25.2Orange · ΔE 29.5Dark khaki · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 13.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#031DC4
Analogous#C44A03, #7EC403
Triadic#03C4AA, #AA03C4
Split complementary#037DC4, #4A03C4
Tetradic#03C44A, #031DC4, #C4037D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDEF96
Lighter +30%#FDE863
Lighter +20%#FCE131
Lighter +10%#F6D604
Darker −10%#927E02
Darker −20%#605301
Darker −30%#2D2701
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C7AC00
Less saturated −25%#AB981C

Channel breakdown

R196
G170
B3
Red196 (76.9%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue51.92°
Saturation (HSL)96.98%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G AA · B 03

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