Colour

#C9D01C

#C9D01C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#C9D01C is a yellow with RGB values 201, 208, 28 and HSL 62°, 76%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#C9D01C#C9D01C

HEX#C9D01C

RGBrgb(201, 208, 28)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.8157, 0.1098

RGB percentages78.8%, 81.6%, 11%

HSLhsl(62.3, 76.3%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(62.3, 86.5%, 81.6%)

CMYK3.4%, 0%, 86.5%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,226,012

CSS custom property--colour: #C9D01C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.52:1

Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#362FE3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E1C600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#E1CA32no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D7C3B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 20.2 Gold · ΔE 22.6 Yellow · ΔE 24.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 32.2 Green yellow · ΔE 33.8 Khaki · ΔE 35.5

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 20.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#231CD0

Analogous#D07D1C, #6FD01C

Triadic#1CC9D0, #D01CC9

Split complementary#1C6FD0, #7D1CD0

Tetradic#1CD07D, #231CD0, #D01C6F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5F7C1

Lighter +30%#EDF194

Lighter +20%#E5EB67

Lighter +10%#DEE53A

Darker −10%#9EA316

Darker −20%#727610

Darker −30%#47490A

Darker −40%#1B1C04

More saturated +25%#E3EC00

Less saturated −25%#AEB23A

Channel breakdown

R201

G208

B28

Red201 (78.8%)

Green208 (81.6%)

Blue28 (11%)

Hue62.33°

Saturation (HSL)76.27%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR C9 · G D0 · B 1C

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Colour values

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