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Recognised as Colour

#CAA600

  • #CAA600
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#CAA600 is a yellow with RGB values 202, 166, 0 and HSL 49°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#CAA600#CAA600
HEX#CAA600
RGBrgb(202, 166, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.651, 0
RGB percentages79.2%, 65.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(49.3, 100%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 100%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 17.8%, 100%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,280,768
CSS custom property--colour: #CAA600;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39829WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.97:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#3559FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAA300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3AE18no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#DC978Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.9Gold · ΔE 23.1Orange · ΔE 25Olive · ΔE 27Peru · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 8.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0024CA
Analogous#CA4100, #89CA00
Triadic#00CAA6, #A600CA
Split complementary#0089CA, #4100CA
Tetradic#00CA41, #0024CA, #CA0089

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFEC97
Lighter +30%#FFE364
Lighter +20%#FFDA31
Lighter +10%#FDD000
Darker −10%#977C00
Darker −20%#645200
Darker −30%#312800
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#CAA600
Less saturated −25%#B19619

Channel breakdown

R202
G166
B0
Red202 (79.2%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue49.31°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G A6 · B 00

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