Colour
#CAB403
- #CAB403
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CAB403 is a yellow with RGB values 202, 180, 3 and HSL 53°, 97%, 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
#CAB403#CAB403
HEX#CAB403
RGBrgb(202, 180, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7059, 0.0118
RGB percentages79.2%, 70.6%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(53.4, 97.1%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.4, 98.5%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 10.9%, 98.5%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,284,355
CSS custom property--colour: #CAB403;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45206WCAG 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#354BFC
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#0319CA
Analogous#CA5103, #7CCA03
Triadic#03CAB4, #B403CA
Split complementary#037CCA, #5103CA
Tetradic#03CA51, #0319CA, #CA037C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G180
B3
Red202 (79.2%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue53.37°
Saturation (HSL)97.07%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G B4 · B 03
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