Recognised as Colour
#CAAD2A
- #CAAD2A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CAAD2A is a yellow with RGB values 202, 173, 42 and HSL 49°, 66%, 48%. 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
#CAAD2A#CAAD2A
HEX#CAAD2A
RGBrgb(202, 173, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.6784, 0.1647
RGB percentages79.2%, 67.8%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(49.1, 65.6%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 79.2%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 14.4%, 79.2%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,282,602
CSS custom property--colour: #CAAD2A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.52:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#3552D5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2A47CA
Analogous#CA5D2A, #97CA2A
Triadic#2ACAAD, #AD2ACA
Split complementary#2A97CA, #5D2ACA
Tetradic#2ACA5D, #2A47CA, #CA2A97
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G173
B42
Red202 (79.2%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue49.13°
Saturation (HSL)65.57%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G AD · B 2A
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