Colour
#C4AA07
- #C4AA07
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C4AA07 is a yellow with RGB values 196, 170, 7 and HSL 52°, 93%, 40%. 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
#C4AA07#C4AA07
HEX#C4AA07
RGBrgb(196, 170, 7)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6667, 0.0275
RGB percentages76.9%, 66.7%, 2.7%
HSLhsl(51.7, 93.1%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 96.4%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 13.3%, 96.4%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,888,583
CSS custom property--colour: #C4AA07;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40501WCAG 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#A4A4A4
Inverted#3B55F8
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0721C4
Analogous#C44C07, #7FC407
Triadic#07C4AA, #AA07C4
Split complementary#077FC4, #4C07C4
Tetradic#07C44B, #0721C4, #C4077F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G170
B7
Red196 (76.9%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue7 (2.7%)
Hue51.75°
Saturation (HSL)93.1%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G AA · B 07
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page