#c69e00

Color #c69e00

A vivid, highly saturated dark yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 7.05 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c69e00

RGB

rgb(198, 158, 0)

HSL

hsl(47.9, 100%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.9, 100%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.2%, 100%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(66.87, 2.94, 70.47)

LCH

lch(66.87, 70.53, 87.61)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.1462, 90.51)

HWB

hwb(47.9, 0%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0028c6

Analogous

#c63b00

#c69e00

#8bc600

Triadic

#c69e00

#00c69e

#9e00c6

Split-complementary

#c69e00

#008bc6

#3b00c6

Tetradic

#c69e00

#28c600

#0028c6

#9e00c6

Square

#c69e00

#00c63b

#0028c6

#c6008b

Shades

Color #c69e00 mixed toward black.

#a58400

#846900

#634f00

#423500

#211a00

Tints

Color #c69e00 mixed toward white.

#fac800

#ffd52f

#ffe063

#ffea97

#fff5cb

Tones

Color #c69e00 mixed toward gray.

#b59410

#a58a21

#948031

#847742

#736d52

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b651 · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#b8bb5a · ΔE 14.4

Tritanopia

#c46b70 · ΔE 40.3

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 27.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c69e00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c69e00]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#c69e00 (#c69e00) is rgb(198, 158, 0) in RGB.

No, #c69e00 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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