Recognised as Colour

#CAB800

#CAB800
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Gold

#CAB800 is a yellow with RGB values 202, 184, 0 and HSL 55°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#CAB800#CAB800

HEX#CAB800

RGBrgb(202, 184, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7216, 0

RGB percentages79.2%, 72.2%, 0%

HSLhsl(54.7, 100%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(54.7, 100%, 79.2%)

CMYK0%, 8.9%, 100%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,285,376

CSS custom property--colour: #CAB800;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.37:1

Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#3547FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CBB200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Deuteranopia#D0B91Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Tritanopia#DBAA9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 18.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 19.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 27.3 Olive · ΔE 29.6 Yellow green · ΔE 30.5 Yellow · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 18.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0012CA

Analogous#CA5300, #77CA00

Triadic#00CAB8, #B800CA

Split complementary#0077CA, #5300CA

Tetradic#00CA53, #0012CA, #CA0077

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF697

Lighter +30%#FFF164

Lighter +20%#FFED31

Lighter +10%#FDE600

Darker −10%#978A00

Darker −20%#645B00

Darker −30%#312D00

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#CAB800

Less saturated −25%#B1A319

Channel breakdown

R202

G184

Red202 (79.2%)

Green184 (72.2%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue54.65°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CA · G B8 · B 00

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Also reads as

CaB800 (chemical formula)

Formula
8,688.078 g/mol
801 atoms

CaB800 has a molar mass of 8,688.078 g/mol, made up of 801 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × Ca, 800 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass8,688.078 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule801

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.4426893 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.9314994 × 10^19

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

Ca0.5%

B99.5%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 0.461%

Boron (B × 800)8,648 g/mol, 99.539%

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