Colour

#C5B24E

#C5B24E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#C5B24E is a yellow with RGB values 197, 178, 78 and HSL 50°, 51%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#C5B24E

RGBrgb(197, 178, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.698, 0.3059

RGB percentages77.3%, 69.8%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(50.4, 50.6%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.4, 60.4%, 77.3%)

CMYK0%, 9.6%, 60.4%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,956,238

CSS custom property--colour: #C5B24E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44261WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.85:1

Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#3A4DB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2AE43no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C7B553no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D3A69Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 13.6 Khaki · ΔE 19.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.5 Olive · ΔE 22.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.6 Burlywood · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 13.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4E61C5

Analogous#C5774E, #9DC54E

Triadic#4EC5B2, #B24EC5

Split complementary#4E9DC5, #764EC5

Tetradic#4EC576, #4E61C5, #C54E9D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7F5E8

Lighter +30%#EBE4C1

Lighter +20%#DED39B

Lighter +10%#D2C374

Darker −10%#A99737

Darker −20%#82742B

Darker −30%#5C521E

Darker −40%#353012

More saturated +25%#E2C631

Less saturated −25%#A89E6B

Channel breakdown

R197

G178

B78

Red197 (77.3%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue50.42°

Saturation (HSL)50.64%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C5 · G B2 · B 4E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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