Colour
#C4B200
- #C4B200
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C4B200 is a yellow with RGB values 196, 178, 0 and HSL 54°, 100%, 38%. 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
#C4B200#C4B200
HEX#C4B200
RGBrgb(196, 178, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.698, 0
RGB percentages76.9%, 69.8%, 0%
HSLhsl(54.5, 100%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.5, 100%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 9.2%, 100%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,890,624
CSS custom property--colour: #C4B200;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.72:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#3B4DFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0012C4
Analogous#C45000, #74C400
Triadic#00C4B2, #B200C4
Split complementary#0074C4, #5000C4
Tetradic#00C450, #0012C4, #C40074
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G178
B0
Red196 (76.9%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue54.49°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G B2 · B 00
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