Recognised as Colour
#C6BD00
- #C6BD00
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Gold
#C6BD00 is a yellow with RGB values 198, 189, 0 and HSL 57°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#C6BD00#C6BD00
HEX#C6BD00
RGBrgb(198, 189, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.7412, 0
RGB percentages77.6%, 74.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(57.3, 100%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.3, 100%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 4.5%, 100%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,024,512
CSS custom property--colour: #C6BD00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.68:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#3942FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0009C6
Analogous#C65A00, #6CC600
Triadic#00C6BD, #BD00C6
Split complementary#006CC6, #5A00C6
Tetradic#00C65A, #0009C6, #C6006C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G189
B0
Red198 (77.6%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue57.27°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G BD · B 00
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