Colour

#C9B537

#C9B537
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#C9B537 is a yellow with RGB values 201, 181, 55 and HSL 52°, 57%, 50%. 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

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HEX#C9B537

RGBrgb(201, 181, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7098, 0.2157

RGB percentages78.8%, 71%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(51.8, 57.5%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.8, 72.6%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 10%, 72.6%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,219,127

CSS custom property--colour: #C9B537;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45741WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.15:1

Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#364AC8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6B022no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#CCB73Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D9A89Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 16.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.7 Olive · ΔE 23.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 23.9 Khaki · ΔE 24.9 Gold · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 16.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#374BC9

Analogous#C96C37, #94C937

Triadic#37C9B5, #B537C9

Split complementary#3794C9, #6C37C9

Tetradic#37C96C, #374BC9, #C93794

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F4F0D8

Lighter +30%#EAE2AF

Lighter +20%#DFD387

Lighter +10%#D4C45F

Darker −10%#A1912C

Darker −20%#796D21

Darker −30%#514916

Darker −40%#29250B

More saturated +25%#E9CC17

Less saturated −25%#A99E57

Channel breakdown

R201

G181

B55

Red201 (78.8%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue51.78°

Saturation (HSL)57.48%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G B5 · B 37

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Colour values

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