Recognised as Colour

#C8AC0F

#C8AC0F
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#C8AC0F is a yellow with RGB values 200, 172, 15 and HSL 51°, 86%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#C8AC0F

RGBrgb(200, 172, 15)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6745, 0.0588

RGB percentages78.4%, 67.5%, 5.9%

HSLhsl(50.9, 86%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 92.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK0%, 14%, 92.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,151,247

CSS custom property--colour: #C8AC0F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.36:1

Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#3753F0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BFA800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6B121no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D99D92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 12.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.6 Gold · ΔE 22.6 Olive · ΔE 25.8 Orange · ΔE 28.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 12.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0F2BC8

Analogous#C84F0F, #87C80F

Triadic#0FC8AC, #AC0FC8

Split complementary#0F87C8, #500FC8

Tetradic#0FC850, #0F2BC8, #C80F87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F9EDAA

Lighter +30%#F5E37B

Lighter +20%#F2D84B

Lighter +10%#EECE1C

Darker −10%#99830B

Darker −20%#695A08

Darker −30%#3A3204

Darker −40%#0A0901

More saturated +25%#D7B600

Less saturated −25%#AD992A

Channel breakdown

R200

G172

B15

Red200 (78.4%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue15 (5.9%)

Hue50.92°

Saturation (HSL)86.05%

Lightness42.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C8 · G AC · B 0F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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