Recognised as Colour
#CAA10C
- #CAA10C
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CAA10C is a yellow with RGB values 202, 161, 12 and HSL 47°, 89%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#CAA10C#CAA10C
HEX#CAA10C
RGBrgb(202, 161, 12)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.6314, 0.0471
RGB percentages79.2%, 63.1%, 4.7%
HSLhsl(47.1, 88.8%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.1, 94.1%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 20.3%, 94.1%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,279,500
CSS custom property--colour: #CAA10C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.61:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#355EF3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0C35CA
Analogous#CA420C, #94CA0C
Triadic#0CCAA1, #A10CCA
Split complementary#0C94CA, #420CCA
Tetradic#0CCA42, #0C35CA, #CA0C94
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G161
B12
Red202 (79.2%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue12 (4.7%)
Hue47.05°
Saturation (HSL)88.79%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G A1 · B 0C
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