Colour
#C5AE12
- #C5AE12
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C5AE12 is a yellow with RGB values 197, 174, 18 and HSL 52°, 83%, 42%. 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
#C5AE12#C5AE12
HEX#C5AE12
RGBrgb(197, 174, 18)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6824, 0.0706
RGB percentages77.3%, 68.2%, 7.1%
HSLhsl(52.3, 83.3%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.3, 90.9%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 11.7%, 90.9%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,955,154
CSS custom property--colour: #C5AE12;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.44:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#3A51ED
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1229C5
Analogous#C55412, #83C512
Triadic#12C5AE, #AE12C5
Split complementary#1282C5, #5512C5
Tetradic#12C554, #1229C5, #C51282
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G174
B18
Red197 (77.3%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue18 (7.1%)
Hue52.29°
Saturation (HSL)83.26%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G AE · B 12
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