Recognised as Colour
#C8AD0D
- #C8AD0D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C8AD0D is a yellow with RGB values 200, 173, 13 and HSL 51°, 88%, 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
#C8AD0D#C8AD0D
HEX#C8AD0D
RGBrgb(200, 173, 13)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6784, 0.051
RGB percentages78.4%, 67.8%, 5.1%
HSLhsl(51.3, 87.8%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.3, 93.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 13.5%, 93.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,151,501
CSS custom property--colour: #C8AD0D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.44:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#3752F2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0D28C8
Analogous#C8500D, #85C80D
Triadic#0DC8AD, #AD0DC8
Split complementary#0D85C8, #500DC8
Tetradic#0DC850, #0D28C8, #C80D85
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G173
B13
Red200 (78.4%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue13 (5.1%)
Hue51.34°
Saturation (HSL)87.79%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G AD · B 0D
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