Colour
#C5AA12
- #C5AA12
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C5AA12 is a yellow with RGB values 197, 170, 18 and HSL 51°, 83%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C5AA12#C5AA12
HEX#C5AA12
RGBrgb(197, 170, 18)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6667, 0.0706
RGB percentages77.3%, 66.7%, 7.1%
HSLhsl(50.9, 83.3%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 90.9%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 13.7%, 90.9%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,954,130
CSS custom property--colour: #C5AA12;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40663WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.13:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#3A55ED
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#122DC5
Analogous#C55112, #87C512
Triadic#12C5AA, #AA12C5
Split complementary#1286C5, #5112C5
Tetradic#12C551, #122DC5, #C51286
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G170
B18
Red197 (77.3%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue18 (7.1%)
Hue50.95°
Saturation (HSL)83.26%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G AA · B 12
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