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Recognised as Colour

#C6AA00

  • #C6AA00
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#C6AA00 is a yellow with RGB values 198, 170, 0 and HSL 52°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#C6AA00#C6AA00
HEX#C6AA00
RGBrgb(198, 170, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6667, 0
RGB percentages77.6%, 66.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(51.5, 100%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.5, 100%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 14.1%, 100%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,019,648
CSS custom property--colour: #C6AA00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40755WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.15:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#3955FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDA600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4AF1Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D79B90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 12.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.8Gold · ΔE 22.3Olive · ΔE 26Orange · ΔE 28.5Dark khaki · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 12.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#001CC6
Analogous#C64700, #7FC600
Triadic#00C6AA, #AA00C6
Split complementary#007FC6, #4700C6
Tetradic#00C647, #001CC6, #C6007F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFF093
Lighter +30%#FFE960
Lighter +20%#FFE12D
Lighter +10%#F9D600
Darker −10%#937E00
Darker −20%#605200
Darker −30%#2D2700
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C6AA00
Less saturated −25%#AD9819

Channel breakdown

R198
G170
B0
Red198 (77.6%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue51.52°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G AA · B 00

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