Recognised as Colour
#CAA916
- #CAA916
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CAA916 is a yellow with RGB values 202, 169, 22 and HSL 49°, 80%, 44%. 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
#CAA916#CAA916
HEX#CAA916
RGBrgb(202, 169, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.6627, 0.0863
RGB percentages79.2%, 66.3%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(49, 80.4%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49, 89.1%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 16.3%, 89.1%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,281,558
CSS custom property--colour: #CAA916;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.2:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#3556E9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1637CA
Analogous#CA4F16, #91CA16
Triadic#16CAA9, #A916CA
Split complementary#1691CA, #4F16CA
Tetradic#16CA4F, #1637CA, #CA1691
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G169
B22
Red202 (79.2%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue49°
Saturation (HSL)80.36%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G A9 · B 16
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