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Recognised as Colour

#CAAA03

  • #CAAA03
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#CAAA03 is a yellow with RGB values 202, 170, 3 and HSL 50°, 97%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#CAAA03#CAAA03
HEX#CAAA03
RGBrgb(202, 170, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.6667, 0.0118
RGB percentages79.2%, 66.7%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(50.4, 97.1%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.4, 98.5%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 15.8%, 98.5%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,281,795
CSS custom property--colour: #CAAA03;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.26:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#3555FC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEA600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6B01Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#DB9B90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 10.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.9Gold · ΔE 21.9Orange · ΔE 26.7Olive · ΔE 27Dark khaki · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 10.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0323CA
Analogous#CA4603, #87CA03
Triadic#03CAAA, #AA03CA
Split complementary#0387CA, #4603CA
Tetradic#03CA47, #0323CA, #CA0387

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEEE9B
Lighter +30%#FDE569
Lighter +20%#FCDC37
Lighter +10%#FBD405
Darker −10%#988002
Darker −20%#655502
Darker −30%#332B01
Darker −40%#010100
More saturated +25%#CDAC00
Less saturated −25%#B0991D

Channel breakdown

R202
G170
B3
Red202 (79.2%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue50.35°
Saturation (HSL)97.07%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G AA · B 03

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