Colour
#C59400
- #C59400
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C59400 is a yellow with RGB values 197, 148, 0 and HSL 45°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C59400#C59400
HEX#C59400
RGBrgb(197, 148, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.5804, 0
RGB percentages77.3%, 58%, 0%
HSLhsl(45.1, 100%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.1, 100%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 24.9%, 100%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,948,480
CSS custom property--colour: #C59400;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3305WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.61:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#3A6BFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0031C5
Analogous#C53100, #94C500
Triadic#00C594, #9400C5
Split complementary#0094C5, #3100C5
Tetradic#00C531, #0031C5, #C50094
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G148
B0
Red197 (77.3%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue45.08°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G 94 · B 00
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