Recognised as Colour
#CAA902
- #CAA902
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CAA902 is a yellow with RGB values 202, 169, 2 and HSL 50°, 98%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#CAA902#CAA902
HEX#CAA902
RGBrgb(202, 169, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.6627, 0.0078
RGB percentages79.2%, 66.3%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(50.1, 98%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 99%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 16.3%, 99%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,281,538
CSS custom property--colour: #CAA902;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.19:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#3556FD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0223CA
Analogous#CA4502, #87CA02
Triadic#02CAA9, #A902CA
Split complementary#0287CA, #4502CA
Tetradic#02CA45, #0223CA, #CA0287
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G169
B2
Red202 (79.2%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue50.1°
Saturation (HSL)98.04%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G A9 · B 02
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