Recognised as Colour
#C4AD03
- #C4AD03
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C4AD03 is a yellow with RGB values 196, 173, 3 and HSL 53°, 97%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C4AD03#C4AD03
HEX#C4AD03
RGBrgb(196, 173, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6784, 0.0118
RGB percentages76.9%, 67.8%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(52.8, 97%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.8, 98.5%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 11.7%, 98.5%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,889,347
CSS custom property--colour: #C4AD03;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.33:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#3B52FC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#031AC4
Analogous#C44C03, #7BC403
Triadic#03C4AD, #AD03C4
Split complementary#037BC4, #4C03C4
Tetradic#03C44D, #031AC4, #C4037B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G173
B3
Red196 (76.9%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue52.85°
Saturation (HSL)96.98%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G AD · B 03
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