Colour
#C9B41D
- #C9B41D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C9B41D is a yellow with RGB values 201, 180, 29 and HSL 53°, 75%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C9B41D#C9B41D
HEX#C9B41D
RGBrgb(201, 180, 29)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7059, 0.1137
RGB percentages78.8%, 70.6%, 11.4%
HSLhsl(52.7, 74.8%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.7, 85.6%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 10.4%, 85.6%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,218,845
CSS custom property--colour: #C9B41D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.03:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#364BE2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1D32C9
Analogous#C95E1D, #88C91D
Triadic#1DC9B4, #B41DC9
Split complementary#1D88C9, #5E1DC9
Tetradic#1DC95E, #1D32C9, #C91D88
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G180
B29
Red201 (78.8%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue29 (11.4%)
Hue52.67°
Saturation (HSL)74.78%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G B4 · B 1D
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