Colour

#C6BF03

#C6BF03
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Gold

#C6BF03 is a yellow with RGB values 198, 191, 3 and HSL 58°, 97%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#C6BF03#C6BF03

HEX#C6BF03

RGBrgb(198, 191, 3)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.749, 0.0118

RGB percentages77.6%, 74.9%, 1.2%

HSLhsl(57.8, 97%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(57.8, 98.5%, 77.6%)

CMYK0%, 3.5%, 98.5%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,025,027

CSS custom property--colour: #C6BF03;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49274WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.85:1

Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3

Inverted#3940FC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D1B700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Deuteranopia#D4BD23no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Tritanopia#D5B1A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 19.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 24.5 Yellow green · ΔE 25.7 Yellow · ΔE 29 Olive · ΔE 30.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 19.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#030AC6

Analogous#C65E03, #6CC603

Triadic#03C6BF, #BF03C6

Split complementary#036CC6, #5D03C6

Tetradic#03C65D, #030AC6, #C6036C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFA98

Lighter +30%#FDF765

Lighter +20%#FCF533

Lighter +10%#F8EF04

Darker −10%#948F02

Darker −20%#625E01

Darker −30%#2F2E01

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C9C200

Less saturated −25%#ADA81C

Channel breakdown

R198

G191

Red198 (77.6%)

Green191 (74.9%)

Blue3 (1.2%)

Hue57.85°

Saturation (HSL)97.01%

Lightness39.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C6 · G BF · B 03

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Colour values

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