Recognised as Colour
#C4B057
- #C4B057
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#C4B057 is a yellow with RGB values 196, 176, 87 and HSL 49°, 48%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#C4B057#C4B057
HEX#C4B057
RGBrgb(196, 176, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6902, 0.3412
RGB percentages76.9%, 69%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(49, 48%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49, 55.6%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 10.2%, 55.6%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,890,199
CSS custom property--colour: #C4B057;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.69:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#3B4FA8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#576BC4
Analogous#C47A57, #A1C457
Triadic#57C4B0, #B057C4
Split complementary#57A2C4, #7A57C4
Tetradic#57C47A, #576BC4, #C457A2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G176
B87
Red196 (76.9%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue48.99°
Saturation (HSL)48.02%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G B0 · B 57
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