Colour
#C9B127
- #C9B127
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C9B127 is a yellow with RGB values 201, 177, 39 and HSL 51°, 68%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C9B127#C9B127
HEX#C9B127
RGBrgb(201, 177, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.6941, 0.1529
RGB percentages78.8%, 69.4%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(51.1, 67.5%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 80.6%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 11.9%, 80.6%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,218,087
CSS custom property--colour: #C9B127;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.8:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#364ED8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#273FC9
Analogous#C96027, #90C927
Triadic#27C9B1, #B127C9
Split complementary#2790C9, #6027C9
Tetradic#27C960, #273FC9, #C92790
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G177
B39
Red201 (78.8%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue51.11°
Saturation (HSL)67.5%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G B1 · B 27
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