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Recognised as Colour

#CAB44A

  • #CAB44A
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#CAB44A is a yellow with RGB values 202, 180, 74 and HSL 50°, 55%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#CAB44A#CAB44A
HEX#CAB44A
RGBrgb(202, 180, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7059, 0.2902
RGB percentages79.2%, 70.6%, 29%
HSLhsl(49.7, 54.7%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 63.4%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 10.9%, 63.4%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,284,426
CSS custom property--colour: #CAB44A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45693WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.14:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#354BB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5B03Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBB74Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D9A79Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 16.6Goldenrod · ΔE 18.9Khaki · ΔE 20.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.5Olive · ΔE 23.1Burlywood · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 16.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A60CA
Analogous#CA744A, #A0CA4A
Triadic#4ACAB4, #B44ACA
Split complementary#4AA0CA, #744ACA
Tetradic#4ACA74, #4A60CA, #CA4AA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F5E8
Lighter +30%#EDE5C0
Lighter +20%#E1D599
Lighter +10%#D6C471
Darker −10%#AE9933
Darker −20%#877627
Darker −30%#5F541C
Darker −40%#383110
More saturated +25%#E7C72D
Less saturated −25%#ADA167

Channel breakdown

R202
G180
B74
Red202 (79.2%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue49.69°
Saturation (HSL)54.7%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G B4 · B 4A

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