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Colour

#C5B45E

  • #C5B45E
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#C5B45E is a yellow with RGB values 197, 180, 94 and HSL 50°, 47%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#C5B45E#C5B45E
HEX#C5B45E
RGBrgb(197, 180, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.7059, 0.3686
RGB percentages77.3%, 70.6%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(50.1, 47%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 52.3%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 8.6%, 52.3%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,956,766
CSS custom property--colour: #C5B45E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.06:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#3A4BA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2B056no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7B662no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D2A9A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 7.3Khaki · ΔE 17.7Burlywood · ΔE 20.2Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23.3Tan · ΔE 23.6Olive · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 7.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E6FC5
Analogous#C5805E, #A3C55E
Triadic#5EC5B4, #B45EC5
Split complementary#5EA3C5, #805EC5
Tetradic#5EC580, #5E6FC5, #C55EA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFAF4
Lighter +30%#EEE8CE
Lighter +20%#E0D7A9
Lighter +10%#D3C583
Darker −10%#B09E40
Darker −20%#8B7C32
Darker −30%#655B25
Darker −40%#403917
More saturated +25%#E0C643
Less saturated −25%#AAA279

Channel breakdown

R197
G180
B94
Red197 (77.3%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue50.1°
Saturation (HSL)47.03%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G B4 · B 5E

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