Colour

#C7AD08

#C7AD08
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#C7AD08 is a yellow with RGB values 199, 173, 8 and HSL 52°, 92%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#C7AD08

RGBrgb(199, 173, 8)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.6784, 0.0314

RGB percentages78%, 67.8%, 3.1%

HSLhsl(51.8, 92.3%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.8, 96%, 78%)

CMYK0%, 13.1%, 96%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,085,960

CSS custom property--colour: #C7AD08;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42047WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.41:1

Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#3852F7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C0A900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#C7B11Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Tritanopia#D89F93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 13.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.9 Gold · ΔE 21.9 Olive · ΔE 26.1 Orange · ΔE 29.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 33.5

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 13.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0822C7

Analogous#C74E08, #82C708

Triadic#08C7AD, #AD08C7

Split complementary#0882C7, #4E08C7

Tetradic#08C74D, #0822C7, #C70881

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FBEFA0

Lighter +30%#F9E66F

Lighter +20%#F7DE3E

Lighter +10%#F5D60D

Darker −10%#968206

Darker −20%#655804

Darker −30%#342D02

Darker −40%#030300

More saturated +25%#CFB300

Less saturated −25%#AD9A22

Channel breakdown

R199

G173

Red199 (78%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue8 (3.1%)

Hue51.83°

Saturation (HSL)92.27%

Lightness40.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C7 · G AD · B 08

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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