Colour

#C4B13C

#C4B13C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#C4B13C is a yellow with RGB values 196, 177, 60 and HSL 52°, 54%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#C4B13C

RGBrgb(196, 177, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6941, 0.2353

RGB percentages76.9%, 69.4%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(51.6, 53.5%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 69.4%, 76.9%)

CMYK0%, 9.7%, 69.4%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,890,428

CSS custom property--colour: #C4B13C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.7:1

Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#3B4EC3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2AC2Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C7B343no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D3A499no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 17.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 20.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.8 Olive · ΔE 21.3 Khaki · ΔE 23.6 Olivedrab · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 17.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3C4FC4

Analogous#C46D3C, #93C43C

Triadic#3CC4B1, #B13CC4

Split complementary#3C93C4, #6D3CC4

Tetradic#3CC46D, #3C4FC4, #C43C93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F3F0D9

Lighter +30%#E8E0B1

Lighter +20%#DCD08A

Lighter +10%#D0C163

Darker −10%#9D8E30

Darker −20%#766B24

Darker −30%#4F4718

Darker −40%#28240C

More saturated +25%#E4C81C

Less saturated −25%#A49A5C

Channel breakdown

R196

G177

B60

Red196 (76.9%)

Green177 (69.4%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue51.62°

Saturation (HSL)53.54%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C4 · G B1 · B 3C

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