Recognised as Colour
#C4AB23
- #C4AB23
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C4AB23 is a yellow with RGB values 196, 171, 35 and HSL 51°, 70%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C4AB23#C4AB23
HEX#C4AB23
RGBrgb(196, 171, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6706, 0.1373
RGB percentages76.9%, 67.1%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(50.7, 69.7%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.7, 82.1%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 12.8%, 82.1%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,888,867
CSS custom property--colour: #C4AB23;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40983WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.2:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#3B54DC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#233CC4
Analogous#C45A23, #8DC423
Triadic#23C4AB, #AB23C4
Split complementary#238CC4, #5B23C4
Tetradic#23C45A, #233CC4, #C4238C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G171
B35
Red196 (76.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue50.68°
Saturation (HSL)69.7%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G AB · B 23
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