Colour
#C79E02
- #C79E02
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C79E02 is a yellow with RGB values 199, 158, 2 and HSL 48°, 98%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C79E02#C79E02
HEX#C79E02
RGBrgb(199, 158, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.6196, 0.0078
RGB percentages78%, 62%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(47.5, 98%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.5, 99%, 78%)
CMYK0%, 20.6%, 99%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,082,114
CSS custom property--colour: #C79E02;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.366WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.32:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#3861FD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#022BC7
Analogous#C73B02, #8EC702
Triadic#02C79E, #9E02C7
Split complementary#028EC7, #3C02C7
Tetradic#02C73B, #022BC7, #C7028D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R199
G158
B2
Red199 (78%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue47.51°
Saturation (HSL)98.01%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C7 · G 9E · B 02
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