Recognised as Colour

#CAB803

#CAB803
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Gold

#CAB803 is a yellow with RGB values 202, 184, 3 and HSL 55°, 97%, 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

#CAB803#CAB803

HEX#CAB803

RGBrgb(202, 184, 3)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7216, 0.0118

RGB percentages79.2%, 72.2%, 1.2%

HSLhsl(54.6, 97.1%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(54.6, 98.5%, 79.2%)

CMYK0%, 8.9%, 98.5%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,285,379

CSS custom property--colour: #CAB803;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46844WCAG 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#3547FC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CBB200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#D0B920no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Tritanopia#DAAA9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.2 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 18.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 19 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 27.1 Olive · ΔE 29.4 Yellow green · ΔE 30.5 Yellow · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 18.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0315CA

Analogous#CA5503, #78CA03

Triadic#03CAB8, #B803CA

Split complementary#0379CA, #5403CA

Tetradic#03CA55, #0315CA, #CA0379

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEF59B

Lighter +30%#FDEF69

Lighter +20%#FCEA37

Lighter +10%#FBE505

Darker −10%#988A02

Darker −20%#655C02

Darker −30%#332F01

Darker −40%#010100

More saturated +25%#CDBA00

Less saturated −25%#B0A31D

Channel breakdown

R202

G184

Red202 (79.2%)

Green184 (72.2%)

Blue3 (1.2%)

Hue54.57°

Saturation (HSL)97.07%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CA · G B8 · B 03

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Also reads as

CaB803 (chemical formula)

Formula
8,720.508 g/mol
804 atoms

CaB803 has a molar mass of 8,720.508 g/mol, made up of 804 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × Ca, 803 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass8,720.508 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule804

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.4480744 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram6.9057224 × 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, 0.46%

Boron (B × 803)8,680.43 g/mol, 99.54%

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