Colour
#C6AF02
- #C6AF02
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C6AF02 is a yellow with RGB values 198, 175, 2 and HSL 53°, 98%, 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
#C6AF02#C6AF02
HEX#C6AF02
RGBrgb(198, 175, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6863, 0.0078
RGB percentages77.6%, 68.6%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(53, 98%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53, 99%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 11.6%, 99%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,020,930
CSS custom property--colour: #C6AF02;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.53:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#3950FD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0219C6
Analogous#C64D02, #7BC602
Triadic#02C6AF, #AF02C6
Split complementary#027BC6, #4D02C6
Tetradic#02C64D, #0219C6, #C6027B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G175
B2
Red198 (77.6%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue52.96°
Saturation (HSL)98%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G AF · B 02
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