Colour
#C9B656
- #C9B656
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#C9B656 is a yellow with RGB values 201, 182, 86 and HSL 50°, 52%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#C9B656#C9B656
HEX#C9B656
RGBrgb(201, 182, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7137, 0.3373
RGB percentages78.8%, 71.4%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(50.1, 51.6%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 57.2%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 9.5%, 57.2%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,219,414
CSS custom property--colour: #C9B656;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46545WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.31:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#3649A9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5669C9
Analogous#C97C56, #A3C956
Triadic#56C9B6, #B656C9
Split complementary#56A3C9, #7C56C9
Tetradic#56C97D, #5669C9, #C956A3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G182
B86
Red201 (78.8%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue50.09°
Saturation (HSL)51.57%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G B6 · B 56
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