Colour
#C6B017
- #C6B017
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C6B017 is a yellow with RGB values 198, 176, 23 and HSL 52°, 79%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C6B017#C6B017
HEX#C6B017
RGBrgb(198, 176, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6902, 0.0902
RGB percentages77.6%, 69%, 9%
HSLhsl(52.5, 79.2%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 88.4%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 11.1%, 88.4%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,021,207
CSS custom property--colour: #C6B017;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.1 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#AAAAAA
Inverted#394FE8
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#172DC6
Analogous#C65917, #84C617
Triadic#17C6B0, #B017C6
Split complementary#1785C6, #5817C6
Tetradic#17C658, #172DC6, #C61785
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G176
B23
Red198 (77.6%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue52.46°
Saturation (HSL)79.19%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G B0 · B 17
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