Recognised as Colour
#CAB64E
- #CAB64E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#CAB64E is a yellow with RGB values 202, 182, 78 and HSL 50°, 54%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#CAB64E#CAB64E
HEX#CAB64E
RGBrgb(202, 182, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7137, 0.3059
RGB percentages79.2%, 71.4%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(50.3, 53.9%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 61.4%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 9.9%, 61.4%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,284,942
CSS custom property--colour: #CAB64E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46563WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.31:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#3549B1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4E62CA
Analogous#CA784E, #A0CA4E
Triadic#4ECAB6, #B64ECA
Split complementary#4EA0CA, #784ECA
Tetradic#4ECA78, #4E62CA, #CA4EA0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G182
B78
Red202 (79.2%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue50.32°
Saturation (HSL)53.91%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G B6 · B 4E
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