Recognised as Colour
#CCAE1E
- #CCAE1E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CCAE1E is a yellow with RGB values 204, 174, 30 and HSL 50°, 74%, 46%. 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
#CCAE1E#CCAE1E
HEX#CCAE1E
RGBrgb(204, 174, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.6824, 0.1176
RGB percentages80%, 68.2%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(49.7, 74.4%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 85.3%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 14.7%, 85.3%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,413,918
CSS custom property--colour: #CCAE1E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43203WCAG 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 9.64:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#3351E1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1E3CCC
Analogous#CC571E, #93CC1E
Triadic#1ECCAE, #AE1ECC
Split complementary#1E93CC, #571ECC
Tetradic#1ECC57, #1E3CCC, #CC1E93
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G174
B30
Red204 (80%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue49.66°
Saturation (HSL)74.36%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G AE · B 1E
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