Colour
#C4BD00
- #C4BD00
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Gold
#C4BD00 is a yellow with RGB values 196, 189, 0 and HSL 58°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#C4BD00#C4BD00
HEX#C4BD00
RGBrgb(196, 189, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.7412, 0
RGB percentages76.9%, 74.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(57.9, 100%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.9, 100%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 3.6%, 100%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,893,440
CSS custom property--colour: #C4BD00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.63:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#3B42FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0007C4
Analogous#C45B00, #69C400
Triadic#00C4BD, #BD00C4
Split complementary#0069C4, #5B00C4
Tetradic#00C45B, #0007C4, #C40069
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G189
B0
Red196 (76.9%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue57.86°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G BD · B 00
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