Recognised as Colour
#C9AE0D
- #C9AE0D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C9AE0D is a yellow with RGB values 201, 174, 13 and HSL 51°, 88%, 42%. 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
#C9AE0D#C9AE0D
HEX#C9AE0D
RGBrgb(201, 174, 13)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.6824, 0.051
RGB percentages78.8%, 68.2%, 5.1%
HSLhsl(51.4, 87.9%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 93.5%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 13.4%, 93.5%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,217,293
CSS custom property--colour: #C9AE0D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42719WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.54:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#3651F2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0D28C9
Analogous#C9500D, #86C90D
Triadic#0DC9AE, #AE0DC9
Split complementary#0D86C9, #500DC9
Tetradic#0DC950, #0D28C9, #C90D86
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G174
B13
Red201 (78.8%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue13 (5.1%)
Hue51.38°
Saturation (HSL)87.85%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G AE · B 0D
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