Colour

#C5AD30

#C5AD30
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#C5AD30 is a yellow with RGB values 197, 173, 48 and HSL 50°, 61%, 48%. 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

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HEX#C5AD30

RGBrgb(197, 173, 48)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6784, 0.1882

RGB percentages77.3%, 67.8%, 18.8%

HSLhsl(50.3, 60.8%, 48%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 75.6%, 77.3%)

CMYK0%, 12.2%, 75.6%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,954,928

CSS custom property--colour: #C5AD30;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.39:1

Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#3A52CF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BFA917no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#C5B138no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#D5A095no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 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 text9.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.4 Olive · ΔE 21.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 24.3 Khaki · ΔE 27 Gold · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3048C5

Analogous#C56330, #93C530

Triadic#30C5AD, #AD30C5

Split complementary#3093C5, #6330C5

Tetradic#30C562, #3048C5, #C53093

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3EDCE

Lighter +30%#E9DEA5

Lighter +20%#DFCF7C

Lighter +10%#D5C053

Darker −10%#9C8926

Darker −20%#73651C

Darker −30%#4A4112

Darker −40%#211D08

More saturated +25%#E4C211

Less saturated −25%#A6984F

Channel breakdown

R197

G173

B48

Red197 (77.3%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue48 (18.8%)

Hue50.34°

Saturation (HSL)60.82%

Lightness48.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C5 · G AD · B 30

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Colour values

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