Recognised as Colour

#CAB406

#CAB406
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#CAB406 is a yellow with RGB values 202, 180, 6 and HSL 53°, 94%, 41%. 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

#CAB406#CAB406

HEX#CAB406

RGBrgb(202, 180, 6)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7059, 0.0235

RGB percentages79.2%, 70.6%, 2.4%

HSLhsl(53.3, 94.2%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53.3, 97%, 79.2%)

CMYK0%, 10.9%, 97%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,284,358

CSS custom property--colour: #CAB406;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45212WCAG 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#354BF9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C7AF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#CDB720no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#DBA699no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.9 from the original

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

Goldenrod · ΔE 16.5 Gold · ΔE 19.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24.6 Olive · ΔE 28.2 Orange · ΔE 31.2 Yellow green · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 16.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#061CCA

Analogous#CA5206, #7ECA06

Triadic#06CAB4, #B406CA

Split complementary#067ECA, #5206CA

Tetradic#06CA52, #061CCA, #CA067E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCF2A0

Lighter +30%#FBEB6E

Lighter +20%#F9E43D

Lighter +10%#F8DD0B

Darker −10%#988805

Darker −20%#675C03

Darker −30%#353002

Darker −40%#040300

More saturated +25%#D0B900

Less saturated −25%#B0A020

Channel breakdown

R202

G180

Red202 (79.2%)

Green180 (70.6%)

Blue6 (2.4%)

Hue53.27°

Saturation (HSL)94.23%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CA · G B4 · B 06

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Also reads as

CaB406 (chemical formula)

Formula
4,428.938 g/mol
407 atoms

CaB406 has a molar mass of 4,428.938 g/mol, made up of 407 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × Ca, 406 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass4,428.938 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule407

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule7.3544246 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.3597257 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Ca0.9%

B99.1%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 0.905%

Boron (B × 406)4,388.86 g/mol, 99.095%

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