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Recognised as Colour

#C5AD0E

  • #C5AD0E
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#C5AD0E is a yellow with RGB values 197, 173, 14 and HSL 52°, 87%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#C5AD0E#C5AD0E
HEX#C5AD0E
RGBrgb(197, 173, 14)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6784, 0.0549
RGB percentages77.3%, 67.8%, 5.5%
HSLhsl(52.1, 86.7%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 92.9%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 12.2%, 92.9%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,954,894
CSS custom property--colour: #C5AD0E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41789WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.36:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#3A52F1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFA800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6B121no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D59F93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21Gold · ΔE 22.8Olive · ΔE 25.1Orange · ΔE 30.5Dark khaki · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0E26C5
Analogous#C5510E, #82C50E
Triadic#0EC5AD, #AD0EC5
Split complementary#0E81C5, #520EC5
Tetradic#0EC551, #0E26C5, #C50E81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9EEA6
Lighter +30%#F5E577
Lighter +20%#F2DC47
Lighter +10%#EFD217
Darker −10%#95830B
Darker −20%#665907
Darker −30%#363004
Darker −40%#070600
More saturated +25%#D3B700
Less saturated −25%#AB9A28

Channel breakdown

R197
G173
B14
Red197 (77.3%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue14 (5.5%)
Hue52.13°
Saturation (HSL)86.73%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G AD · B 0E

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