Recognised as Colour
#C5A700
- #C5A700
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C5A700 is a yellow with RGB values 197, 167, 0 and HSL 51°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C5A700#C5A700
HEX#C5A700
RGBrgb(197, 167, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6549, 0
RGB percentages77.3%, 65.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(50.9, 100%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 100%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 15.2%, 100%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,953,344
CSS custom property--colour: #C5A700;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39508WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.9:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#3A58FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#001EC5
Analogous#C54400, #81C500
Triadic#00C5A7, #A700C5
Split complementary#0081C5, #4400C5
Tetradic#00C544, #001EC5, #C50081
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G167
B0
Red197 (77.3%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue50.86°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G A7 · B 00
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