Recognised as Colour
#C5A100
- #C5A100
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C5A100 is a yellow with RGB values 197, 161, 0 and HSL 49°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C5A100#C5A100
HEX#C5A100
RGBrgb(197, 161, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6314, 0
RGB percentages77.3%, 63.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(49, 100%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49, 100%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 18.3%, 100%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,951,808
CSS custom property--colour: #C5A100;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.47:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#3A5EFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0024C5
Analogous#C53F00, #87C500
Triadic#00C5A1, #A100C5
Split complementary#0086C5, #3E00C5
Tetradic#00C53F, #0024C5, #C50087
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G161
B0
Red197 (77.3%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue49.04°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G A1 · B 00
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