Recognised as Colour
#C5BD0E
- #C5BD0E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Gold
#C5BD0E is a yellow with RGB values 197, 189, 14 and HSL 57°, 87%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#C5BD0E#C5BD0E
HEX#C5BD0E
RGBrgb(197, 189, 14)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.7412, 0.0549
RGB percentages77.3%, 74.1%, 5.5%
HSLhsl(57.4, 86.7%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.4, 92.9%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 4.1%, 92.9%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,958,990
CSS custom property--colour: #C5BD0E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.66:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#3A42F1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0E16C5
Analogous#C5610E, #72C50E
Triadic#0EC5BD, #BD0EC5
Split complementary#0E72C5, #620EC5
Tetradic#0EC561, #0E16C5, #C50E72
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G189
B14
Red197 (77.3%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue14 (5.5%)
Hue57.38°
Saturation (HSL)86.73%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G BD · B 0E
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