Recognised as Colour

#CAB538

#CAB538
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#CAB538 is a yellow with RGB values 202, 181, 56 and HSL 51°, 58%, 51%. 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

#CAB538#CAB538

HEX#CAB538

RGBrgb(202, 181, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7098, 0.2196

RGB percentages79.2%, 71%, 22%

HSLhsl(51.4, 57.9%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 72.3%, 79.2%)

CMYK0%, 10.4%, 72.3%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,284,664

CSS custom property--colour: #CAB538;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.18:1

Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#354AC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C7B023no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#CCB840no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#DAA89Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 16 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.4 Olive · ΔE 23.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 23.7 Khaki · ΔE 24.7 Gold · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#384DCA

Analogous#CA6C38, #96CA38

Triadic#38CAB5, #B538CA

Split complementary#3896CA, #6C38CA

Tetradic#38CA6C, #384DCA, #CA3896

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5F1D9

Lighter +30%#EAE2B1

Lighter +20%#DFD389

Lighter +10%#D5C460

Darker −10%#A3922C

Darker −20%#7B6E21

Darker −30%#534A16

Darker −40%#2B260B

More saturated +25%#E9CB19

Less saturated −25%#AB9F58

Channel breakdown

R202

G181

B56

Red202 (79.2%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue51.37°

Saturation (HSL)57.94%

Lightness50.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CA · G B5 · B 38

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Also reads as

CaB538 (chemical formula)

Formula
5,855.858 g/mol
539 atoms

CaB538 has a molar mass of 5,855.858 g/mol, made up of 539 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × Ca, 538 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass5,855.858 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule539

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule9.723881 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.028396 × 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

Ca0.7%

B99.3%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 0.684%

Boron (B × 538)5,815.78 g/mol, 99.316%

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