Recognised as Colour

#C5A835

#C5A835
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#C5A835 is a yellow with RGB values 197, 168, 53 and HSL 48°, 58%, 49%. 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

#C5A835#C5A835

HEX#C5A835

RGBrgb(197, 168, 53)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6588, 0.2078

RGB percentages77.3%, 65.9%, 20.8%

HSLhsl(47.9, 57.6%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.9, 73.1%, 77.3%)

CMYK0%, 14.7%, 73.1%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,953,653

CSS custom property--colour: #C5A835;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.03:1

Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#3A57CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BAA523no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C1AE3Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Tritanopia#D59B91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 13.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15.6 Olive · ΔE 21.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 22.3 Khaki · ΔE 26.7 Peru · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 13.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3552C5

Analogous#C56035, #9AC535

Triadic#35C5A8, #A835C5

Split complementary#359AC5, #6035C5

Tetradic#35C560, #3552C5, #C5359A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F3EDD3

Lighter +30%#E8DCAB

Lighter +20%#DECB82

Lighter +10%#D3BA5A

Darker −10%#9D862A

Darker −20%#75631F

Darker −30%#4C4115

Darker −40%#241F0A

More saturated +25%#E4BB16

Less saturated −25%#A69554

Channel breakdown

R197

G168

B53

Red197 (77.3%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue53 (20.8%)

Hue47.92°

Saturation (HSL)57.6%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C5 · G A8 · B 35

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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