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Colour

#CAAF00

  • #CAAF00
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#CAAF00 is a yellow with RGB values 202, 175, 0 and HSL 52°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#CAAF00#CAAF00
HEX#CAAF00
RGBrgb(202, 175, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.6863, 0
RGB percentages79.2%, 68.6%, 0%
HSLhsl(52, 100%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52, 100%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 13.4%, 100%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,283,072
CSS custom property--colour: #CAAF00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.64:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#3550FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2AB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9B41Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#DBA095no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 13.9Gold · ΔE 20.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22Olive · ΔE 27.7Orange · ΔE 28.8Yellow green · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 13.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#001BCA
Analogous#CA4A00, #80CA00
Triadic#00CAAF, #AF00CA
Split complementary#0080CA, #4A00CA
Tetradic#00CA4A, #001BCA, #CA0080

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFF197
Lighter +30%#FFEA64
Lighter +20%#FFE331
Lighter +10%#FDDB00
Darker −10%#978300
Darker −20%#645700
Darker −30%#312A00
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#CAAF00
Less saturated −25%#B19D19

Channel breakdown

R202
G175
B0
Red202 (79.2%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue51.98°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G AF · B 00

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