Colour
#C8AB20
- #C8AB20
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C8AB20 is a yellow with RGB values 200, 171, 32 and HSL 50°, 72%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C8AB20#C8AB20
HEX#C8AB20
RGBrgb(200, 171, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6706, 0.1255
RGB percentages78.4%, 67.1%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(49.6, 72.4%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.6, 84%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 14.5%, 84%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,151,008
CSS custom property--colour: #C8AB20;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41509WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.3:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#3754DF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#203DC8
Analogous#C85720, #91C820
Triadic#20C8AB, #AB20C8
Split complementary#2091C8, #5720C8
Tetradic#20C857, #203DC8, #C82091
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G171
B32
Red200 (78.4%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue49.64°
Saturation (HSL)72.41%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G AB · B 20
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page