Colour
#C6B026
- #C6B026
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C6B026 is a yellow with RGB values 198, 176, 38 and HSL 52°, 68%, 46%. 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
#C6B026#C6B026
HEX#C6B026
RGBrgb(198, 176, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6902, 0.149
RGB percentages77.6%, 69%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(51.7, 67.8%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 80.8%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 11.1%, 80.8%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,021,222
CSS custom property--colour: #C6B026;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.64:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#394FD9
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 text9.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#263CC6
Analogous#C66026, #8CC626
Triadic#26C6B0, #B026C6
Split complementary#268CC6, #6026C6
Tetradic#26C660, #263CC6, #C6268C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G176
B38
Red198 (77.6%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue51.75°
Saturation (HSL)67.8%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G B0 · B 26
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