Colour
#C6B11C
- #C6B11C
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C6B11C is a yellow with RGB values 198, 177, 28 and HSL 53°, 75%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C6B11C#C6B11C
HEX#C6B11C
RGBrgb(198, 177, 28)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6941, 0.1098
RGB percentages77.6%, 69.4%, 11%
HSLhsl(52.6, 75.2%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.6, 85.9%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 85.9%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,021,468
CSS custom property--colour: #C6B11C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43534WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.71:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#394EE3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1C31C6
Analogous#C65C1C, #86C61C
Triadic#1CC6B1, #B11CC6
Split complementary#1C86C6, #5C1CC6
Tetradic#1CC65C, #1C31C6, #C61C86
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G177
B28
Red198 (77.6%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue28 (11%)
Hue52.59°
Saturation (HSL)75.22%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G B1 · B 1C
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