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Recognised as Colour

#C4AB36

  • #C4AB36
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#C4AB36 is a yellow with RGB values 196, 171, 54 and HSL 49°, 57%, 49%. 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

#C4AB36#C4AB36
HEX#C4AB36
RGBrgb(196, 171, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6706, 0.2118
RGB percentages76.9%, 67.1%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(49.4, 56.8%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.4, 72.4%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 12.8%, 72.4%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,888,886
CSS custom property--colour: #C4AB36;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.23:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#3B54C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCA723no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3AF3Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#D49E94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.7Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.5Olive · ΔE 21Dark khaki · ΔE 21.8Khaki · ΔE 25.8Peru · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#364FC4
Analogous#C46436, #96C436
Triadic#36C4AB, #AB36C4
Split complementary#3696C4, #6436C4
Tetradic#36C464, #364FC4, #C43696

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3EDD3
Lighter +30%#E8DDAB
Lighter +20%#DDCD83
Lighter +10%#D2BD5B
Darker −10%#9C882B
Darker −20%#746520
Darker −30%#4C4215
Darker −40%#241F0A
More saturated +25%#E3BF17
Less saturated −25%#A59755

Channel breakdown

R196
G171
B54
Red196 (76.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue49.44°
Saturation (HSL)56.8%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G AB · B 36

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