Colour
#C6CA00
- #C6CA00
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#C6CA00 is a yellow with RGB values 198, 202, 0 and HSL 61°, 100%, 40%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#C6CA00#C6CA00
HEX#C6CA00
RGBrgb(198, 202, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.7922, 0
RGB percentages77.6%, 79.2%, 0%
HSLhsl(61.2, 100%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(61.2, 100%, 79.2%)
CMYK2%, 0%, 100%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,027,840
CSS custom property--colour: #C6CA00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.85:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#3935FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0400CA
Analogous#CA6900, #61CA00
Triadic#00C6CA, #CA00C6
Split complementary#0061CA, #6900CA
Tetradic#00CA69, #0400CA, #CA0061
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G202
B0
Red198 (77.6%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue61.19°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C6 · G CA · B 00
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