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Recognised as Colour

#C6AE22

  • #C6AE22
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#C6AE22 is a yellow with RGB values 198, 174, 34 and HSL 51°, 71%, 45%. 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

#C6AE22#C6AE22
HEX#C6AE22
RGBrgb(198, 174, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6824, 0.1333
RGB percentages77.6%, 68.2%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(51.2, 70.7%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 82.8%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 12.1%, 82.8%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,020,706
CSS custom property--colour: #C6AE22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.48:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#3951DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0A900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7B22Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D6A095no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 13.5Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.7Olive · ΔE 23.6Gold · ΔE 25.2Dark khaki · ΔE 28.7Khaki · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 13.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#223AC6
Analogous#C65C22, #8CC622
Triadic#22C6AE, #AE22C6
Split complementary#228CC6, #5C22C6
Tetradic#22C65C, #223AC6, #C6228C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4EDC0
Lighter +30%#EDE094
Lighter +20%#E5D369
Lighter +10%#DEC63D
Darker −10%#9A881B
Darker −20%#6F6213
Darker −30%#433B0C
Darker −40%#181504
More saturated +25%#E3C305
Less saturated −25%#A9993F

Channel breakdown

R198
G174
B34
Red198 (77.6%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue51.22°
Saturation (HSL)70.69%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G AE · B 22

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