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Recognised as Colour

#CAB11E

  • #CAB11E
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#CAB11E is a yellow with RGB values 202, 177, 30 and HSL 51°, 74%, 45%. 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

#CAB11E#CAB11E
HEX#CAB11E
RGBrgb(202, 177, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.6941, 0.1176
RGB percentages79.2%, 69.4%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(51.3, 74.1%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.3, 85.1%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 12.4%, 85.1%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,283,614
CSS custom property--colour: #CAB11E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.82:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#354EE1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4AC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAB52Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#DBA397no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.4 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 text9.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 13.5Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21Gold · ΔE 22.9Olive · ΔE 25.6Orange · ΔE 30.4Dark khaki · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 13.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1E37CA
Analogous#CA5B1E, #8DCA1E
Triadic#1ECAB1, #B11ECA
Split complementary#1E8DCA, #5B1ECA
Tetradic#1ECA5B, #1E37CA, #CA1E8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5EDBF
Lighter +30%#EFE192
Lighter +20%#E8D566
Lighter +10%#E2C939
Darker −10%#9E8A17
Darker −20%#716311
Darker −30%#453C0A
Darker −40%#181504
More saturated +25%#E7C601
Less saturated −25%#AD9C3B

Channel breakdown

R202
G177
B30
Red202 (79.2%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue51.28°
Saturation (HSL)74.14%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G B1 · B 1E

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