Recognised as Colour
#C4B017
- #C4B017
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C4B017 is a yellow with RGB values 196, 176, 23 and HSL 53°, 79%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C4B017#C4B017
HEX#C4B017
RGBrgb(196, 176, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6902, 0.0902
RGB percentages76.9%, 69%, 9%
HSLhsl(53.1, 79%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.1, 88.3%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 10.2%, 88.3%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,890,135
CSS custom property--colour: #C4B017;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42848WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.57:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#3B4FE8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#172BC4
Analogous#C45917, #82C417
Triadic#17C4B0, #B017C4
Split complementary#1782C4, #5917C4
Tetradic#17C459, #172BC4, #C41782
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G176
B23
Red196 (76.9%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue53.06°
Saturation (HSL)79%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G B0 · B 17
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