Colour

#C5C54B

#C5C54B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#C5C54B is a yellow with RGB values 197, 197, 75 and HSL 60°, 51%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#C5C54B#C5C54B

HEX#C5C54B

RGBrgb(197, 197, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.7725, 0.2941

RGB percentages77.3%, 77.3%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(60, 51.3%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 61.9%, 77.3%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 61.9%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,961,099

CSS custom property--colour: #C5C54B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.46:1

Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#3A3AB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D4BD3Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6C153no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Tritanopia#D2B9ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 20.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 21.3 Yellow green · ΔE 23.9 Olive · ΔE 25.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 26.5 Olivedrab · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 20.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4B4BC5

Analogous#C5884B, #88C54B

Triadic#4BC5C5, #C54BC5

Split complementary#4B88C5, #884BC5

Tetradic#4BC588, #4B4BC5, #C54B88

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7F7E5

Lighter +30%#EAEABF

Lighter +20%#DEDE98

Lighter +10%#D1D172

Darker −10%#A7A736

Darker −20%#818129

Darker −30%#5A5A1D

Darker −40%#333311

More saturated +25%#E3E32D

Less saturated −25%#A7A769

Channel breakdown

R197

G197

B75

Red197 (77.3%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)51.26%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR C5 · G C5 · B 4B

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Colour values

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