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Recognised as Colour

#C5AE23

  • #C5AE23
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#C5AE23 is a yellow with RGB values 197, 174, 35 and HSL 51°, 70%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#C5AE23#C5AE23
HEX#C5AE23
RGBrgb(197, 174, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6824, 0.1373
RGB percentages77.3%, 68.2%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(51.5, 69.8%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.5, 82.2%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 11.7%, 82.2%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,955,171
CSS custom property--colour: #C5AE23;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42264WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.45:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#3A51DC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0A900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6B12Eno 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 58.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.8Olive · ΔE 23.2Gold · ΔE 25.6Dark khaki · ΔE 28.3Khaki · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 13.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#233AC5
Analogous#C55D23, #8BC523
Triadic#23C5AE, #AE23C5
Split complementary#238BC5, #5D23C5
Tetradic#23C55D, #233AC5, #C5238B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4EDC0
Lighter +30%#ECE095
Lighter +20%#E4D36A
Lighter +10%#DDC63E
Darker −10%#9A881B
Darker −20%#6E6214
Darker −30%#433B0C
Darker −40%#181504
More saturated +25%#E2C306
Less saturated −25%#A89940

Channel breakdown

R197
G174
B35
Red197 (77.3%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue51.48°
Saturation (HSL)69.83%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G AE · B 23

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