Recognised as Colour
#C8AE0B
- #C8AE0B
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C8AE0B is a yellow with RGB values 200, 174, 11 and HSL 52°, 90%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C8AE0B#C8AE0B
HEX#C8AE0B
RGBrgb(200, 174, 11)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6824, 0.0431
RGB percentages78.4%, 68.2%, 4.3%
HSLhsl(51.7, 89.6%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 94.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 13%, 94.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,151,755
CSS custom property--colour: #C8AE0B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42576WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.52:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#3751F4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0B25C8
Analogous#C84F0B, #84C80B
Triadic#0BC8AE, #AE0BC8
Split complementary#0B83C8, #500BC8
Tetradic#0BC84F, #0B25C8, #C80B83
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G174
B11
Red200 (78.4%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue11 (4.3%)
Hue51.75°
Saturation (HSL)89.57%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G AE · B 0B
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