Colour
#C4C208
- #C4C208
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#C4C208 is a yellow with RGB values 196, 194, 8 and HSL 59°, 92%, 40%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#C4C208#C4C208
HEX#C4C208
RGBrgb(196, 194, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.7608, 0.0314
RGB percentages76.9%, 76.1%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(59.4, 92.2%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(59.4, 95.9%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 1%, 95.9%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,894,728
CSS custom property--colour: #C4C208;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.07:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#3B3DF7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#080AC4
Analogous#C46408, #68C408
Triadic#08C4C2, #C208C4
Split complementary#0868C4, #6408C4
Tetradic#08C464, #080AC4, #C40868
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G194
B8
Red196 (76.9%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue59.36°
Saturation (HSL)92.16%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G C2 · B 08
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