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Recognised as Colour

#C69A00

  • #C69A00
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#C69A00 is a yellow with RGB values 198, 154, 0 and HSL 47°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#C69A00#C69A00
HEX#C69A00
RGBrgb(198, 154, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6039, 0
RGB percentages77.6%, 60.4%, 0%
HSLhsl(46.7, 100%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 100%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 22.2%, 100%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,015,552
CSS custom property--colour: #C69A00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#3965FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AF9900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9A514no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#D88B83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 6.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 10.8Orange · ΔE 22.9Olive · ΔE 26.3Peru · ΔE 27.6Gold · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 6.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#002CC6
Analogous#C63700, #8FC600
Triadic#00C69A, #9A00C6
Split complementary#008FC6, #3700C6
Tetradic#00C637, #002CC6, #C6008F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFE793
Lighter +30%#FFDC60
Lighter +20%#FFD02D
Lighter +10%#F9C200
Darker −10%#937200
Darker −20%#604B00
Darker −30%#2D2300
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C69A00
Less saturated −25%#AD8C19

Channel breakdown

R198
G154
B0
Red198 (77.6%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue46.67°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G 9A · B 00

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