Colour

#C4B361

#C4B361
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#C4B361 is a yellow with RGB values 196, 179, 97 and HSL 50°, 46%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#C4B361

RGBrgb(196, 179, 97)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.702, 0.3804

RGB percentages76.9%, 70.2%, 38%

HSLhsl(49.7, 45.6%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 50.5%, 76.9%)

CMYK0%, 8.7%, 50.5%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,890,977

CSS custom property--colour: #C4B361;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.97:1

Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1

Inverted#3B4C9E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C1AF5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6B564no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D1A8A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 6 Khaki · ΔE 18.1 Burlywood · ΔE 18.6 Tan · ΔE 21.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 22.5 Navajo white · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 6.01, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6172C4

Analogous#C48161, #A4C461

Triadic#61C4B3, #B361C4

Split complementary#61A3C4, #8261C4

Tetradic#61C482, #6172C4, #C461A3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFAF6

Lighter +30%#EEE9D0

Lighter +20%#E0D7AB

Lighter +10%#D2C586

Darker −10%#B09D42

Darker −20%#8B7C34

Darker −30%#665B26

Darker −40%#413A18

More saturated +25%#DFC546

Less saturated −25%#A9A17C

Channel breakdown

R196

G179

B97

Red196 (76.9%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue97 (38%)

Hue49.7°

Saturation (HSL)45.62%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C4 · G B3 · B 61

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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