Colour

#C5B248

#C5B248
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#C5B248 is a yellow with RGB values 197, 178, 72 and HSL 51°, 52%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#C5B248

RGBrgb(197, 178, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.698, 0.2824

RGB percentages77.3%, 69.8%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(50.9, 51.9%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 63.5%, 77.3%)

CMYK0%, 9.6%, 63.5%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,956,232

CSS custom property--colour: #C5B248;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.84:1

Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#3A4DB7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2AD3Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#C7B44Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#D4A69Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 16 Goldenrod · ΔE 19.9 Khaki · ΔE 20.8 Olive · ΔE 21.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.8 Burlywood · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 16.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#485BC5

Analogous#C57348, #9AC548

Triadic#48C5B2, #B248C5

Split complementary#489AC5, #7348C5

Tetradic#48C573, #485BC5, #C5489A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6F3E3

Lighter +30%#EAE3BC

Lighter +20%#DED395

Lighter +10%#D1C26F

Darker −10%#A69434

Darker −20%#7F7228

Darker −30%#584F1C

Darker −40%#312C10

More saturated +25%#E3C72A

Less saturated −25%#A79D66

Channel breakdown

R197

G178

B72

Red197 (77.3%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue50.88°

Saturation (HSL)51.87%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C5 · G B2 · B 48

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