Recognised as Colour
#C7A328
- #C7A328
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C7A328 is a yellow with RGB values 199, 163, 40 and HSL 46°, 67%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C7A328#C7A328
HEX#C7A328
RGBrgb(199, 163, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.6392, 0.1569
RGB percentages78%, 63.9%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(46.4, 66.5%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.4, 79.9%, 78%)
CMYK0%, 18.1%, 79.9%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,083,432
CSS custom property--colour: #C7A328;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3849WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#385CD7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#284CC7
Analogous#C75428, #9BC728
Triadic#28C7A3, #A328C7
Split complementary#289BC7, #5428C7
Tetradic#28C754, #284CC7, #C7289B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R199
G163
B40
Red199 (78%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue46.42°
Saturation (HSL)66.53%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C7 · G A3 · B 28
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