Recognised as Colour
#C8B60E
- #C8B60E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C8B60E is a yellow with RGB values 200, 182, 14 and HSL 54°, 87%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C8B60E#C8B60E
HEX#C8B60E
RGBrgb(200, 182, 14)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7137, 0.0549
RGB percentages78.4%, 71.4%, 5.5%
HSLhsl(54.2, 86.9%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.2, 93%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 9%, 93%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,153,806
CSS custom property--colour: #C8B60E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45767WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.15:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#3749F1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0E20C8
Analogous#C8590E, #7DC80E
Triadic#0EC8B6, #B60EC8
Split complementary#0E7DC8, #590EC8
Tetradic#0EC859, #0E20C8, #C80E7D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G182
B14
Red200 (78.4%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue14 (5.5%)
Hue54.19°
Saturation (HSL)86.92%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G B6 · B 0E
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