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Colour

#C6AF05

  • #C6AF05
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#C6AF05 is a yellow with RGB values 198, 175, 5 and HSL 53°, 95%, 40%. 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

#C6AF05#C6AF05
HEX#C6AF05
RGBrgb(198, 175, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6863, 0.0196
RGB percentages77.6%, 68.6%, 2%
HSLhsl(52.8, 95.1%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.8, 97.5%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 11.6%, 97.5%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,020,933
CSS custom property--colour: #C6AF05;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42677WCAG 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 9.54:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#3950FA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2AA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8B21Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#D6A195no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.2Gold · ΔE 21.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.5Olive · ΔE 26.4Orange · ΔE 30.7Yellow green · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#051CC6
Analogous#C64E05, #7DC605
Triadic#05C6AF, #AF05C6
Split complementary#057DC6, #4E05C6
Tetradic#05C64F, #051CC6, #C6057D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF19B
Lighter +30%#FBEA69
Lighter +20%#FAE337
Lighter +10%#F8DB06
Darker −10%#948304
Darker −20%#635702
Darker −30%#312B01
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#CBB300
Less saturated −25%#AD9C1E

Channel breakdown

R198
G175
B5
Red198 (77.6%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue52.85°
Saturation (HSL)95.07%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G AF · B 05

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