Recognised as Colour

#C5AF37

#C5AF37
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#C5AF37 is a yellow with RGB values 197, 175, 55 and HSL 51°, 56%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#C5AF37

RGBrgb(197, 175, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6863, 0.2157

RGB percentages77.3%, 68.6%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(50.7, 56.3%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.7, 72.1%, 77.3%)

CMYK0%, 11.2%, 72.1%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,955,447

CSS custom property--colour: #C5AF37;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42806WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.56:1

Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#3A50C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C0AB24no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6B23Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D4A297no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.4 Olive · ΔE 21.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 22.1 Khaki · ΔE 25.1 Gold · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#374DC5

Analogous#C56837, #94C537

Triadic#37C5AF, #AF37C5

Split complementary#3794C5, #6837C5

Tetradic#37C568, #374DC5, #C53794

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3EED5

Lighter +30%#E8DFAD

Lighter +20%#DDCF85

Lighter +10%#D2C05D

Darker −10%#9D8C2C

Darker −20%#756821

Darker −30%#4D4516

Darker −40%#26210A

More saturated +25%#E5C517

Less saturated −25%#A69957

Channel breakdown

R197

G175

B55

Red197 (77.3%)

Green175 (68.6%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue50.7°

Saturation (HSL)56.35%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C5 · G AF · B 37

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