Colour
#CAB216
- #CAB216
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CAB216 is a yellow with RGB values 202, 178, 22 and HSL 52°, 80%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#CAB216#CAB216
HEX#CAB216
RGBrgb(202, 178, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.698, 0.0863
RGB percentages79.2%, 69.8%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(52, 80.4%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52, 89.1%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 11.9%, 89.1%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,283,862
CSS custom property--colour: #CAB216;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.89:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#354DE9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#162ECA
Analogous#CA5816, #88CA16
Triadic#16CAB2, #B216CA
Split complementary#1688CA, #5816CA
Tetradic#16CA58, #162ECA, #CA1688
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G178
B22
Red202 (79.2%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue52°
Saturation (HSL)80.36%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G B2 · B 16
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