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Recognised as Colour

#CAAD31

  • #CAAD31
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#CAAD31 is a yellow with RGB values 202, 173, 49 and HSL 49°, 61%, 49%. 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

#CAAD31#CAAD31
HEX#CAAD31
RGBrgb(202, 173, 49)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.6784, 0.1922
RGB percentages79.2%, 67.8%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(48.6, 61%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.6, 75.7%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 14.4%, 75.7%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,282,609
CSS custom property--colour: #CAAD31;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.53:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#3552CE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFA919no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7B239no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#DA9F95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 12Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.1Olive · ΔE 23.2Dark khaki · ΔE 25Khaki · ΔE 27.3Gold · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 12.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#314ECA
Analogous#CA6131, #9BCA31
Triadic#31CAAD, #AD31CA
Split complementary#319BCA, #6031CA
Tetradic#31CA60, #314ECA, #CA319B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4EED3
Lighter +30%#EADEAA
Lighter +20%#E0CE81
Lighter +10%#D6BE58
Darker −10%#A18A27
Darker −20%#78671D
Darker −30%#4F4413
Darker −40%#262009
More saturated +25%#E9C012
Less saturated −25%#AB9A50

Channel breakdown

R202
G173
B49
Red202 (79.2%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue48.63°
Saturation (HSL)60.96%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G AD · B 31

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