Recognised as Colour
#C8A818
- #C8A818
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C8A818 is a yellow with RGB values 200, 168, 24 and HSL 49°, 79%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C8A818#C8A818
HEX#C8A818
RGBrgb(200, 168, 24)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6588, 0.0941
RGB percentages78.4%, 65.9%, 9.4%
HSLhsl(49.1, 78.6%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 88%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 16%, 88%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,150,232
CSS custom property--colour: #C8A818;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40351WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.07:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#3757E7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1838C8
Analogous#C85018, #90C818
Triadic#18C8A8, #A818C8
Split complementary#1890C8, #5018C8
Tetradic#18C850, #1838C8, #C81890
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G168
B24
Red200 (78.4%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue24 (9.4%)
Hue49.09°
Saturation (HSL)78.57%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G A8 · B 18
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