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Recognised as Colour

#C6B04D

  • #C6B04D
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#C6B04D is a yellow with RGB values 198, 176, 77 and HSL 49°, 51%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#C6B04D#C6B04D
HEX#C6B04D
RGBrgb(198, 176, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6902, 0.302
RGB percentages77.6%, 69%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(49.1, 51.5%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 61.1%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 11.1%, 61.1%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,021,261
CSS custom property--colour: #C6B04D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.72:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#394FB2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0AC42no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6B452no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D5A49Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 14Khaki · ΔE 20.4Goldenrod · ΔE 20.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.5Olive · ΔE 22.4Burlywood · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 14.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4D63C6
Analogous#C6734D, #9FC64D
Triadic#4DC6B0, #B04DC6
Split complementary#4D9FC6, #734DC6
Tetradic#4DC674, #4D63C6, #C64DA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F5E8
Lighter +30%#EBE3C1
Lighter +20%#DFD29A
Lighter +10%#D2C174
Darker −10%#AA9536
Darker −20%#83732A
Darker −30%#5C511E
Darker −40%#362F11
More saturated +25%#E3C330
Less saturated −25%#A99D6A

Channel breakdown

R198
G176
B77
Red198 (77.6%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue49.09°
Saturation (HSL)51.49%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G B0 · B 4D

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