Recognised as Colour
#C8AF16
- #C8AF16
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C8AF16 is a yellow with RGB values 200, 175, 22 and HSL 52°, 80%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C8AF16#C8AF16
HEX#C8AF16
RGBrgb(200, 175, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6863, 0.0863
RGB percentages78.4%, 68.6%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(51.6, 80.2%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 89%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 12.5%, 89%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,152,022
CSS custom property--colour: #C8AF16;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42997WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.6:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#3750E9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#162FC8
Analogous#C85616, #88C816
Triadic#16C8AF, #AF16C8
Split complementary#1688C8, #5616C8
Tetradic#16C856, #162FC8, #C81688
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G175
B22
Red200 (78.4%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue51.57°
Saturation (HSL)80.18%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G AF · B 16
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