Recognised as Colour
#C9AA18
- #C9AA18
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C9AA18 is a yellow with RGB values 201, 170, 24 and HSL 49°, 79%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C9AA18#C9AA18
HEX#C9AA18
RGBrgb(201, 170, 24)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.6667, 0.0941
RGB percentages78.8%, 66.7%, 9.4%
HSLhsl(49.5, 78.7%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.5, 88.1%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 15.4%, 88.1%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,216,280
CSS custom property--colour: #C9AA18;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.25:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#3655E7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1837C9
Analogous#C95218, #8FC918
Triadic#18C9AA, #AA18C9
Split complementary#188FC9, #5218C9
Tetradic#18C952, #1837C9, #C9188F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G170
B24
Red201 (78.8%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue24 (9.4%)
Hue49.49°
Saturation (HSL)78.67%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G AA · B 18
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