Colour

#C9BE5A

#C9BE5A
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#C9BE5A is a yellow with RGB values 201, 190, 90 and HSL 54°, 51%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#C9BE5A#C9BE5A

HEX#C9BE5A

RGBrgb(201, 190, 90)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.7451, 0.3529

RGB percentages78.8%, 74.5%, 35.3%

HSLhsl(54.1, 50.7%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(54.1, 55.2%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 5.5%, 55.2%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,221,466

CSS custom property--colour: #C9BE5A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49983WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11:1

Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#3641A5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CDB850no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#D1BE5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#D6B3A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 12.1 Khaki · ΔE 15.5 Olive · ΔE 25.1 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 25.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 25.5 Burlywood · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 12.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5A65C9

Analogous#C9875A, #9CC95A

Triadic#5AC9BE, #BE5AC9

Split complementary#5A9CC9, #875AC9

Tetradic#5AC987, #5A65C9, #C95A9C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFBF4

Lighter +30%#EFEBCD

Lighter +20%#E2DCA7

Lighter +10%#D6CD80

Darker −10%#B5A93B

Darker −20%#8E852F

Darker −30%#686122

Darker −40%#423D15

More saturated +25%#E4D43F

Less saturated −25%#AEA875

Channel breakdown

R201

G190

B90

Red201 (78.8%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue90 (35.3%)

Hue54.05°

Saturation (HSL)50.68%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G BE · B 5A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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