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Recognised as Colour

#C6AA25

  • #C6AA25
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#C6AA25 is a yellow with RGB values 198, 170, 37 and HSL 50°, 69%, 46%. 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

#C6AA25#C6AA25
HEX#C6AA25
RGBrgb(198, 170, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6667, 0.1451
RGB percentages77.6%, 66.7%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(49.6, 68.5%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.6, 81.3%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 14.1%, 81.3%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,019,685
CSS custom property--colour: #C6AA25;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40889WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.18:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#3955DA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCA600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4AF2Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#D69C92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57 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 text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 11.7Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17Olive · ΔE 22.8Gold · ΔE 27.1Dark khaki · ΔE 27.5Khaki · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 11.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2541C6
Analogous#C65A25, #91C625
Triadic#25C6AA, #AA25C6
Split complementary#2591C6, #5A25C6
Tetradic#25C65A, #2541C6, #C62591

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4EBC3
Lighter +30%#ECDD98
Lighter +20%#E4CF6D
Lighter +10%#DCC142
Darker −10%#9B851D
Darker −20%#706015
Darker −30%#453B0D
Darker −40%#1A1605
More saturated +25%#E3BD08
Less saturated −25%#A99742

Channel breakdown

R198
G170
B37
Red198 (77.6%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue49.57°
Saturation (HSL)68.51%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G AA · B 25

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