Colour
#CAB400
- #CAB400
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CAB400 is a yellow with RGB values 202, 180, 0 and HSL 53°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#CAB400#CAB400
HEX#CAB400
RGBrgb(202, 180, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7059, 0
RGB percentages79.2%, 70.6%, 0%
HSLhsl(53.5, 100%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.5, 100%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 10.9%, 100%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,284,352
CSS custom property--colour: #CAB400;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.04:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#354BFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0016CA
Analogous#CA4F00, #7BCA00
Triadic#00CAB4, #B400CA
Split complementary#007BCA, #4F00CA
Tetradic#00CA4F, #0016CA, #CA007B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G180
B0
Red202 (79.2%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue53.47°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G B4 · B 00
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