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Colour

#C6A839

  • #C6A839
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#C6A839 is a yellow with RGB values 198, 168, 57 and HSL 47°, 55%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#C6A839#C6A839
HEX#C6A839
RGBrgb(198, 168, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6588, 0.2235
RGB percentages77.6%, 65.9%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(47.2, 55.3%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.2, 71.2%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 15.2%, 71.2%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,019,193
CSS custom property--colour: #C6A839;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.06:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#3957C6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAA529no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1AE3Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D69B92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 13.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15.6Dark khaki · ΔE 21.2Olive · ΔE 21.6Peru · ΔE 26Khaki · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 13.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3957C6
Analogous#C66239, #9DC639
Triadic#39C6A8, #A839C6
Split complementary#399DC6, #6239C6
Tetradic#39C662, #3957C6, #C6399D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4EED7
Lighter +30%#E8DCB0
Lighter +20%#DDCB88
Lighter +10%#D1B961
Darker −10%#9E862E
Darker −20%#776522
Darker −30%#4F4317
Darker −40%#28220B
More saturated +25%#E6BA19
Less saturated −25%#A69659

Channel breakdown

R198
G168
B57
Red198 (77.6%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue47.23°
Saturation (HSL)55.29%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G A8 · B 39

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