Recognised as Colour
#C4AF02
- #C4AF02
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C4AF02 is a yellow with RGB values 196, 175, 2 and HSL 54°, 98%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C4AF02#C4AF02
HEX#C4AF02
RGBrgb(196, 175, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6863, 0.0078
RGB percentages76.9%, 68.6%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(53.5, 98%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.5, 99%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 10.7%, 99%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,889,858
CSS custom property--colour: #C4AF02;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.424WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.48:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#3B50FD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0217C4
Analogous#C44E02, #78C402
Triadic#02C4AF, #AF02C4
Split complementary#0278C4, #4E02C4
Tetradic#02C44E, #0217C4, #C40278
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G175
B2
Red196 (76.9%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue53.51°
Saturation (HSL)97.98%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G AF · B 02
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