Colour
#C7AE00
- #C7AE00
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C7AE00 is a yellow with RGB values 199, 174, 0 and HSL 52°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C7AE00#C7AE00
HEX#C7AE00
RGBrgb(199, 174, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.6824, 0
RGB percentages78%, 68.2%, 0%
HSLhsl(52.5, 100%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 100%, 78%)
CMYK0%, 12.6%, 100%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,086,208
CSS custom property--colour: #C7AE00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.48:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#3851FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0019C7
Analogous#C74B00, #7DC700
Triadic#00C7AE, #AE00C7
Split complementary#007CC7, #4B00C7
Tetradic#00C74B, #0019C7, #C7007C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R199
G174
B0
Red199 (78%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue52.46°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C7 · G AE · B 00
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