Colour
#C7AF06
- #C7AF06
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C7AF06 is a yellow with RGB values 199, 175, 6 and HSL 53°, 94%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C7AF06#C7AF06
HEX#C7AF06
RGBrgb(199, 175, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.6863, 0.0235
RGB percentages78%, 68.6%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(52.5, 94.1%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 97%, 78%)
CMYK0%, 12.1%, 97%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,086,470
CSS custom property--colour: #C7AF06;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42815WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.56:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#3850F9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#061EC7
Analogous#C74E06, #7FC706
Triadic#06C7AF, #AF06C7
Split complementary#067FC7, #4E06C7
Tetradic#06C74E, #061EC7, #C7067F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R199
G175
B6
Red199 (78%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue52.54°
Saturation (HSL)94.15%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C7 · G AF · B 06
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