Colour
#C6C802
- #C6C802
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#C6C802 is a yellow with RGB values 198, 200, 2 and HSL 61°, 98%, 40%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#C6C802#C6C802
HEX#C6C802
RGBrgb(198, 200, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.7843, 0.0078
RGB percentages77.6%, 78.4%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(60.6, 98%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60.6, 99%, 78.4%)
CMYK1%, 0%, 99%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,027,330
CSS custom property--colour: #C6C802;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.66:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#3937FD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0402C8
Analogous#C86702, #63C802
Triadic#02C6C8, #C802C6
Split complementary#0263C8, #6702C8
Tetradic#02C867, #0402C8, #C80263
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G200
B2
Red198 (77.6%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue60.61°
Saturation (HSL)98.02%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C6 · G C8 · B 02
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