Recognised as Colour
#C4AD0B
- #C4AD0B
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C4AD0B is a yellow with RGB values 196, 173, 11 and HSL 53°, 89%, 41%. 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
#C4AD0B#C4AD0B
HEX#C4AD0B
RGBrgb(196, 173, 11)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6784, 0.0431
RGB percentages76.9%, 67.8%, 4.3%
HSLhsl(52.5, 89.4%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 94.4%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 11.7%, 94.4%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,889,355
CSS custom property--colour: #C4AD0B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41647WCAG 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#3B52F4
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#0B22C4
Analogous#C4500B, #7FC40B
Triadic#0BC4AD, #AD0BC4
Split complementary#0B7FC4, #500BC4
Tetradic#0BC450, #0B22C4, #C40B7F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G173
B11
Red196 (76.9%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue11 (4.3%)
Hue52.54°
Saturation (HSL)89.37%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G AD · B 0B
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