Colour
#C9B000
- #C9B000
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C9B000 is a yellow with RGB values 201, 176, 0 and HSL 53°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C9B000#C9B000
HEX#C9B000
RGBrgb(201, 176, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.6902, 0
RGB percentages78.8%, 69%, 0%
HSLhsl(52.5, 100%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 100%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 12.4%, 100%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,217,792
CSS custom property--colour: #C9B000;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.69:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#364FFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0019C9
Analogous#C94C00, #7DC900
Triadic#00C9B0, #B000C9
Split complementary#007DC9, #4C00C9
Tetradic#00C94C, #0019C9, #C9007D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G176
B0
Red201 (78.8%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue52.54°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G B0 · B 00
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