Colour

#C5BB43

#C5BB43
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#C5BB43 is a yellow with RGB values 197, 187, 67 and HSL 55°, 53%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#C5BB43

RGBrgb(197, 187, 67)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.7333, 0.2627

RGB percentages77.3%, 73.3%, 26.3%

HSLhsl(55.4, 52.8%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(55.4, 66%, 77.3%)

CMYK0%, 5.1%, 66%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,958,531

CSS custom property--colour: #C5BB43;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.56:1

Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4

Inverted#3A44BC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CBB533no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#CEBA4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D3AFA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 20.5 Khaki · ΔE 21.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.7 Olive · ΔE 23.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26 Yellow green · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 20.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#434DC5

Analogous#C57A43, #8EC543

Triadic#43C5BB, #BB43C5

Split complementary#438EC5, #7A43C5

Tetradic#43C57A, #434DC5, #C5438E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5F3DF

Lighter +30%#E9E5B8

Lighter +20%#DDD791

Lighter +10%#D1C96A

Darker −10%#A39A32

Darker −20%#7C7526

Darker −30%#55501A

Darker −40%#2E2B0E

More saturated +25%#E4D524

Less saturated −25%#A6A162

Channel breakdown

R197

G187

B67

Red197 (77.3%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue67 (26.3%)

Hue55.38°

Saturation (HSL)52.85%

Lightness51.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C5 · G BB · B 43

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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