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Recognised as Colour

#CCAD32

  • #CCAD32
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#CCAD32 is a yellow with RGB values 204, 173, 50 and HSL 48°, 61%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#CCAD32#CCAD32
HEX#CCAD32
RGBrgb(204, 173, 50)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.6784, 0.1961
RGB percentages80%, 67.8%, 19.6%
HSLhsl(47.9, 60.6%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.9, 75.5%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 15.2%, 75.5%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,413,682
CSS custom property--colour: #CCAD32;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.59:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#3352CD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0AA1Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7B33Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#DD9F95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 11.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.6Olive · ΔE 23.8Dark khaki · ΔE 25.1Khaki · ΔE 27.3Gold · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 11.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3251CC
Analogous#CC6032, #9ECC32
Triadic#32CCAD, #AD32CC
Split complementary#329ECC, #6032CC
Tetradic#32CC60, #3251CC, #CC329E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5EED5
Lighter +30%#EBDEAC
Lighter +20%#E1CE83
Lighter +10%#D7BE5A
Darker −10%#A38A28
Darker −20%#7A681E
Darker −30%#514514
Darker −40%#28220A
More saturated +25%#ECC012
Less saturated −25%#AC9A52

Channel breakdown

R204
G173
B50
Red204 (80%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue50 (19.6%)
Hue47.92°
Saturation (HSL)60.63%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G AD · B 32

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