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Recognised as Colour

#CAAD08

  • #CAAD08
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#CAAD08 is a yellow with RGB values 202, 173, 8 and HSL 51°, 92%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#CAAD08#CAAD08
HEX#CAAD08
RGBrgb(202, 173, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.6784, 0.0314
RGB percentages79.2%, 67.8%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(51, 92.4%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51, 96%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 14.4%, 96%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,282,568
CSS custom property--colour: #CAAD08;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.49:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#3552F7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0A900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8B21Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#DB9E93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 12.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.3Gold · ΔE 21.4Olive · ΔE 27Orange · ΔE 28.1Dark khaki · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 12.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0825CA
Analogous#CA4C08, #86CA08
Triadic#08CAAD, #AD08CA
Split complementary#0886CA, #4C08CA
Tetradic#08CA4C, #0825CA, #CA0886

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBEEA3
Lighter +30%#F9E572
Lighter +20%#F7DC41
Lighter +10%#F6D30F
Darker −10%#998306
Darker −20%#685904
Darker −30%#372F02
Darker −40%#060500
More saturated +25%#D2B300
Less saturated −25%#B09B22

Channel breakdown

R202
G173
B8
Red202 (79.2%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue51.03°
Saturation (HSL)92.38%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G AD · B 08

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