Colour
#C79E21
- #C79E21
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C79E21 is a yellow with RGB values 199, 158, 33 and HSL 45°, 72%, 45%. 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
#C79E21#C79E21
HEX#C79E21
RGBrgb(199, 158, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.6196, 0.1294
RGB percentages78%, 62%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(45.2, 71.6%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.2, 83.4%, 78%)
CMYK0%, 20.6%, 83.4%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,082,145
CSS custom property--colour: #C79E21;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36706WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.34:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#3861DE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#214AC7
Analogous#C74B21, #9DC721
Triadic#21C79E, #9E21C7
Split complementary#219DC7, #4B21C7
Tetradic#21C74B, #214AC7, #C7219D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R199
G158
B33
Red199 (78%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue45.18°
Saturation (HSL)71.55%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C7 · G 9E · B 21
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