Colour
#C59608
- #C59608
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C59608 is a yellow with RGB values 197, 150, 8 and HSL 45°, 92%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C59608#C59608
HEX#C59608
RGBrgb(197, 150, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.5882, 0.0314
RGB percentages77.3%, 58.8%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(45.1, 92.2%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.1, 95.9%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 23.9%, 95.9%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,949,000
CSS custom property--colour: #C59608;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.74:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#3A69F7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0837C5
Analogous#C53708, #96C508
Triadic#08C596, #9608C5
Split complementary#0896C5, #3708C5
Tetradic#08C537, #0837C5, #C50896
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G150
B8
Red197 (77.3%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue45.08°
Saturation (HSL)92.2%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G 96 · B 08
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