Recognised as Colour
#C4AE5A
- #C4AE5A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#C4AE5A is a yellow with RGB values 196, 174, 90 and HSL 48°, 47%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#C4AE5A#C4AE5A
HEX#C4AE5A
RGBrgb(196, 174, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6824, 0.3529
RGB percentages76.9%, 68.2%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(47.5, 47.3%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.5, 54.1%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 11.2%, 54.1%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,889,690
CSS custom property--colour: #C4AE5A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.55:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#3B51A5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5A70C4
Analogous#C4795A, #A5C45A
Triadic#5AC4AE, #AE5AC4
Split complementary#5AA5C4, #795AC4
Tetradic#5AC479, #5A70C4, #C45AA5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G174
B90
Red196 (76.9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue47.55°
Saturation (HSL)47.32%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G AE · B 5A
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