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Recognised as Colour

#C6AB35

  • #C6AB35
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#C6AB35 is a yellow with RGB values 198, 171, 53 and HSL 49°, 58%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#C6AB35#C6AB35
HEX#C6AB35
RGBrgb(198, 171, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6706, 0.2078
RGB percentages77.6%, 67.1%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(48.8, 57.8%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.8, 73.2%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 13.6%, 73.2%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,019,957
CSS custom property--colour: #C6AB35;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.28:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#3954CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDA722no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4B03Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D69E94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 13.7Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.9Olive · ΔE 21.6Dark khaki · ΔE 22.6Khaki · ΔE 26.2Peru · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 13.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3550C6
Analogous#C66235, #99C635
Triadic#35C6AB, #AB35C6
Split complementary#3599C6, #6235C6
Tetradic#35C662, #3550C6, #C63599

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3EDD4
Lighter +30%#E9DDAB
Lighter +20%#DECD83
Lighter +10%#D3BD5B
Darker −10%#9E882A
Darker −20%#76661F
Darker −30%#4D4315
Darker −40%#25200A
More saturated +25%#E5BF16
Less saturated −25%#A79754

Channel breakdown

R198
G171
B53
Red198 (77.6%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue48.83°
Saturation (HSL)57.77%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G AB · B 35

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