Colour

#C5B034

#C5B034
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#C5B034 is a yellow with RGB values 197, 176, 52 and HSL 51°, 58%, 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#C5B034

RGBrgb(197, 176, 52)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6902, 0.2039

RGB percentages77.3%, 69%, 20.4%

HSLhsl(51.3, 58.2%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.3, 73.6%, 77.3%)

CMYK0%, 10.7%, 73.6%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,955,700

CSS custom property--colour: #C5B034;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.63:1

Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#3A4FCB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C1AB1Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#C7B33Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D4A398no 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 text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20 Olive · ΔE 21.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 23.4 Khaki · ΔE 25.7 Gold · ΔE 29.3

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#3449C5

Analogous#C56834, #92C534

Triadic#34C5B0, #B034C5

Split complementary#3491C5, #6834C5

Tetradic#34C568, #3449C5, #C53491

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3EED2

Lighter +30%#E8DFAA

Lighter +20%#DED081

Lighter +10%#D3C159

Darker −10%#9D8C29

Darker −20%#74681F

Darker −30%#4C4414

Darker −40%#242009

More saturated +25%#E4C615

Less saturated −25%#A69A53

Channel breakdown

R197

G176

B52

Red197 (77.3%)

Green176 (69%)

Blue52 (20.4%)

Hue51.31°

Saturation (HSL)58.23%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C5 · G B0 · B 34

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