Colour

#C6B23A

#C6B23A
Yellow
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Nearest: Goldenrod

#C6B23A is a yellow with RGB values 198, 178, 58 and HSL 51°, 55%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#C6B23A

RGBrgb(198, 178, 58)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.698, 0.2275

RGB percentages77.6%, 69.8%, 22.7%

HSLhsl(51.4, 55.1%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 70.7%, 77.6%)

CMYK0%, 10.1%, 70.7%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,021,754

CSS custom property--colour: #C6B23A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.83:1

Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#394DC5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3AD28no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C9B541no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D5A59Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 16.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 21.7 Olive · ΔE 22 Khaki · ΔE 24.1 Gold · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 16.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3A4EC6

Analogous#C66C3A, #94C63A

Triadic#3AC6B2, #B23AC6

Split complementary#3A94C6, #6C3AC6

Tetradic#3AC66C, #3A4EC6, #C63A94

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F4F0D8

Lighter +30%#E8E0B1

Lighter +20%#DDD189

Lighter +10%#D1C162

Darker −10%#9F8F2E

Darker −20%#776B23

Darker −30%#504817

Darker −40%#28240C

More saturated +25%#E6C91A

Less saturated −25%#A69B5A

Channel breakdown

R198

G178

B58

Red198 (77.6%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue58 (22.7%)

Hue51.43°

Saturation (HSL)55.12%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C6 · G B2 · B 3A

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