Colour
#C7B809
- #C7B809
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C7B809 is a yellow with RGB values 199, 184, 9 and HSL 55°, 91%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C7B809#C7B809
HEX#C7B809
RGBrgb(199, 184, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.7216, 0.0353
RGB percentages78%, 72.2%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(55.3, 91.3%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.3, 95.5%, 78%)
CMYK0%, 7.5%, 95.5%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,088,777
CSS custom property--colour: #C7B809;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46443WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.29:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#3847F6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0918C7
Analogous#C75909, #77C709
Triadic#09C7B8, #B809C7
Split complementary#0977C7, #5909C7
Tetradic#09C759, #0918C7, #C70977
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R199
G184
B9
Red199 (78%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue55.26°
Saturation (HSL)91.35%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C7 · G B8 · B 09
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