Recognised as Colour
#C7B023
- #C7B023
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C7B023 is a yellow with RGB values 199, 176, 35 and HSL 52°, 70%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C7B023#C7B023
HEX#C7B023
RGBrgb(199, 176, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.6902, 0.1373
RGB percentages78%, 69%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(51.6, 70.1%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 82.4%, 78%)
CMYK0%, 11.6%, 82.4%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,086,755
CSS custom property--colour: #C7B023;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43314WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.66:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#384FDC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#233AC7
Analogous#C75E23, #8CC723
Triadic#23C7B0, #B023C7
Split complementary#238CC7, #5E23C7
Tetradic#23C75E, #233AC7, #C7238C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R199
G176
B35
Red199 (78%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue51.59°
Saturation (HSL)70.09%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C7 · G B0 · B 23
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