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Recognised as Colour

#CAB046

  • #CAB046
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#CAB046 is a yellow with RGB values 202, 176, 70 and HSL 48°, 55%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#CAB046#CAB046
HEX#CAB046
RGBrgb(202, 176, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.6902, 0.2745
RGB percentages79.2%, 69%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(48.2, 55.5%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.2, 65.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 12.9%, 65.3%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,283,398
CSS custom property--colour: #CAB046;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.81:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#354FB9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1AC39no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8B54Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D9A39Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 17.1Dark khaki · ΔE 17.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.3Khaki · ΔE 22Olive · ΔE 22.8Sandy brown · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 17.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4660CA
Analogous#CA6E46, #A2CA46
Triadic#46CAB0, #B046CA
Split complementary#46A2CA, #6E46CA
Tetradic#46CA6E, #4660CA, #CA46A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F4E5
Lighter +30%#ECE3BD
Lighter +20%#E1D295
Lighter +10%#D5C16E
Darker −10%#AC9431
Darker −20%#847226
Darker −30%#5D501B
Darker −40%#352D0F
More saturated +25%#E8C228
Less saturated −25%#AC9E64

Channel breakdown

R202
G176
B70
Red202 (79.2%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue48.18°
Saturation (HSL)55.46%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G B0 · B 46

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