What color is #C6AE00?

#C6AE00 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sulphur. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6AE00?

The RGB value is 198, 174, 0: 198 red, 174 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6AE00?

The complementary color is #0018C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6AE00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6AE00 color

#C6AE00 rgb(198, 174, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C6AE00 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 68.2% green and 0% blue (198, 174, 0).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 100% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 100% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Sulphur (#CAB012), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#C6AE00 color codes

HEX	`#C6AE00`
RGB	`rgb(198, 174, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 68.2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 100%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 100%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 100%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.06, -5.56, 73.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.06, 73.64, 94.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.427, 42.28, 6.137)`
Decimal	`13020672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6AE00, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C6AE00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6AE00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C6AE00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6ae00; }
.text { color: #c6ae00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6ae00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 174 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6ae00, #7bc600); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #C6AE00?: #C6AE00 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sulphur. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6AE00?: The RGB value is 198, 174, 0: 198 red, 174 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6AE00?: The complementary color is #0018C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6AE00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.