Colour
#C4C408
- #C4C408
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#C4C408 is a yellow with RGB values 196, 196, 8 and HSL 60°, 92%, 40%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#C4C408#C4C408
HEX#C4C408
RGBrgb(196, 196, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.7686, 0.0314
RGB percentages76.9%, 76.9%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(60, 92.2%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 95.9%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 95.9%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,895,240
CSS custom property--colour: #C4C408;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.25:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#3B3BF7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0808C4
Analogous#C46608, #66C408
Triadic#08C4C4, #C408C4
Split complementary#0866C4, #6608C4
Tetradic#08C466, #0808C4, #C40866
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G196
B8
Red196 (76.9%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)92.16%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR C4 · G C4 · B 08
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