Colour
#C5A804
- #C5A804
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C5A804 is a yellow with RGB values 197, 168, 4 and HSL 51°, 96%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C5A804#C5A804
HEX#C5A804
RGBrgb(197, 168, 4)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6588, 0.0157
RGB percentages77.3%, 65.9%, 1.6%
HSLhsl(51, 96%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51, 98%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 14.7%, 98%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,953,604
CSS custom property--colour: #C5A804;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39884WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.98:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#3A57FB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0421C5
Analogous#C54804, #82C504
Triadic#04C5A8, #A804C5
Split complementary#0481C5, #4804C5
Tetradic#04C548, #0421C5, #C50481
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G168
B4
Red197 (77.3%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue4 (1.6%)
Hue50.98°
Saturation (HSL)96.02%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G A8 · B 04
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