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Recognised as Colour

#C5A304

  • #C5A304
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#C5A304 is a yellow with RGB values 197, 163, 4 and HSL 49°, 96%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#C5A304#C5A304
HEX#C5A304
RGBrgb(197, 163, 4)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6392, 0.0157
RGB percentages77.3%, 63.9%, 1.6%
HSLhsl(49.4, 96%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.4, 98%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 17.3%, 98%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,952,324
CSS custom property--colour: #C5A304;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.61:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#3A5CFB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6A000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFAA1Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#D6948Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 9.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15.6Olive · ΔE 25Gold · ΔE 25Orange · ΔE 26.3Peru · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 9.31, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0426C5
Analogous#C54204, #87C504
Triadic#04C5A3, #A304C5
Split complementary#0487C5, #4204C5
Tetradic#04C542, #0426C5, #C50487

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDEB98
Lighter +30%#FCE266
Lighter +20%#FBD834
Lighter +10%#F7CC05
Darker −10%#937A03
Darker −20%#615002
Darker −30%#2F2701
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C9A600
Less saturated −25%#AC931D

Channel breakdown

R197
G163
B4
Red197 (77.3%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue4 (1.6%)
Hue49.43°
Saturation (HSL)96.02%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G A3 · B 04

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