Colour
#C9B502
- #C9B502
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#C9B502 is a yellow with RGB values 201, 181, 2 and HSL 54°, 98%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#C9B502#C9B502
HEX#C9B502
RGBrgb(201, 181, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7098, 0.0078
RGB percentages78.8%, 71%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(54, 98%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54, 99%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 10%, 99%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,219,074
CSS custom property--colour: #C9B502;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.09:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#364AFD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0216C9
Analogous#C95102, #7AC902
Triadic#02C9B5, #B502C9
Split complementary#0279C9, #5202C9
Tetradic#02C952, #0216C9, #C90279
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G181
B2
Red201 (78.8%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue53.97°
Saturation (HSL)98.03%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G B5 · B 02
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