Colour
#C4AE01
- #C4AE01
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C4AE01 is a yellow with RGB values 196, 174, 1 and HSL 53°, 99%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C4AE01#C4AE01
HEX#C4AE01
RGBrgb(196, 174, 1)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6824, 0.0039
RGB percentages76.9%, 68.2%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(53.2, 99%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.2, 99.5%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 11.2%, 99.5%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,889,601
CSS custom property--colour: #C4AE01;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.4:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#3B51FE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0117C4
Analogous#C44D01, #79C401
Triadic#01C4AE, #AE01C4
Split complementary#0178C4, #4D01C4
Tetradic#01C44D, #0117C4, #C40178
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G174
B1
Red196 (76.9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue53.23°
Saturation (HSL)98.98%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G AE · B 01
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