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Recognised as Colour

#C6AF45

  • #C6AF45
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#C6AF45 is a yellow with RGB values 198, 175, 69 and HSL 49°, 53%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#C6AF45#C6AF45
HEX#C6AF45
RGBrgb(198, 175, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6863, 0.2706
RGB percentages77.6%, 68.6%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(49.3, 53.1%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 65.2%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 11.6%, 65.2%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,020,997
CSS custom property--colour: #C6AF45;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.62:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#3950BA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0AB38no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6B34Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D5A299no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 17.1Goldenrod · ΔE 18.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.9Olive · ΔE 21.7Khaki · ΔE 22.1Peru · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 17.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#455CC6
Analogous#C66E45, #9CC645
Triadic#45C6AF, #AF45C6
Split complementary#459CC6, #6E45C6
Tetradic#45C66F, #455CC6, #C6459D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F2E1
Lighter +30%#EAE1BA
Lighter +20%#DED193
Lighter +10%#D2C06C
Darker −10%#A59133
Darker −20%#7E6F27
Darker −30%#574C1B
Darker −40%#302A0F
More saturated +25%#E4C327
Less saturated −25%#A89B63

Channel breakdown

R198
G175
B69
Red198 (77.6%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue49.3°
Saturation (HSL)53.09%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G AF · B 45

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