Colour

#C4D32A

#C4D32A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#C4D32A is a yellow with RGB values 196, 211, 42 and HSL 65°, 67%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

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HEX#C4D32A

RGBrgb(196, 211, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.8275, 0.1647

RGB percentages76.9%, 82.7%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(65.3, 66.8%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(65.3, 80.1%, 82.7%)

CMYK7.1%, 0%, 80.1%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,899,114

CSS custom property--colour: #C4D32A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.7:1

Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#3B2CD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E3C800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#E2CA3Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D1C6B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 16.3 Yellow · ΔE 26.2 Gold · ΔE 26.5 Green yellow · ΔE 31.3 Khaki · ΔE 34.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 34.7

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 16.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#392AD3

Analogous#D38E2A, #6FD32A

Triadic#2AC4D3, #D32AC4

Split complementary#2A6FD3, #8E2AD3

Tetradic#2AD38E, #392AD3, #D32A6F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3F6D3

Lighter +30%#E8EEA8

Lighter +20%#DCE57E

Lighter +10%#D1DD53

Darker −10%#9CA822

Darker −20%#757E19

Darker −30%#4D5311

Darker −40%#262908

More saturated +25%#DEF30A

Less saturated −25%#AAB34A

Channel breakdown

R196

G211

B42

Red196 (76.9%)

Green211 (82.7%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue65.33°

Saturation (HSL)66.8%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR C4 · G D3 · B 2A

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