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Recognised as Colour

#C4AF29

  • #C4AF29
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#C4AF29 is a yellow with RGB values 196, 175, 41 and HSL 52°, 65%, 46%. 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

#C4AF29#C4AF29
HEX#C4AF29
RGBrgb(196, 175, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6863, 0.1608
RGB percentages76.9%, 68.6%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(51.9, 65.4%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.9, 79.1%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 10.7%, 79.1%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,889,897
CSS custom property--colour: #C4AF29;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.51:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#3B50D6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1AA02no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6B233no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D4A296no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.3Olive · ΔE 22.4Dark khaki · ΔE 26.6Gold · ΔE 26.9Khaki · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#293EC4
Analogous#C46229, #8BC429
Triadic#29C4AF, #AF29C4
Split complementary#298BC4, #6129C4
Tetradic#29C462, #293EC4, #C4298C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3EDC6
Lighter +30%#EAE09C
Lighter +20%#E1D272
Lighter +10%#D9C547
Darker −10%#9A8920
Darker −20%#706417
Darker −30%#453E0F
Darker −40%#1B1806
More saturated +25%#E2C50B
Less saturated −25%#A69947

Channel breakdown

R196
G175
B41
Red196 (76.9%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue51.87°
Saturation (HSL)65.4%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G AF · B 29

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