Colour
#C6AE00
- #C6AE00
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C6AE00 is a yellow with RGB values 198, 174, 0 and HSL 53°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C6AE00#C6AE00
HEX#C6AE00
RGBrgb(198, 174, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6824, 0
RGB percentages77.6%, 68.2%, 0%
HSLhsl(52.7, 100%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.7, 100%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 12.1%, 100%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,020,672
CSS custom property--colour: #C6AE00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42278WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.46:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#3951FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0018C6
Analogous#C64B00, #7BC600
Triadic#00C6AE, #AE00C6
Split complementary#007BC6, #4B00C6
Tetradic#00C64B, #0018C6, #C6007B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G174
B0
Red198 (77.6%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue52.73°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G AE · B 00
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