Colour
#CAB52C
- #CAB52C
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CAB52C is a yellow with RGB values 202, 181, 44 and HSL 52°, 64%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#CAB52C#CAB52C
HEX#CAB52C
RGBrgb(202, 181, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7098, 0.1725
RGB percentages79.2%, 71%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(52, 64.2%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52, 78.2%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 10.4%, 78.2%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,284,652
CSS custom property--colour: #CAB52C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.16:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#354AD3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2C41CA
Analogous#CA662C, #90CA2C
Triadic#2CCAB5, #B52CCA
Split complementary#2C90CA, #662CCA
Tetradic#2CCA66, #2C41CA, #CA2C90
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G181
B44
Red202 (79.2%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue52.03°
Saturation (HSL)64.23%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G B5 · B 2C
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