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Recognised as Colour

#CABD24

  • #CABD24
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#CABD24 is a yellow with RGB values 202, 189, 36 and HSL 55°, 70%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#CABD24#CABD24
HEX#CABD24
RGBrgb(202, 189, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7412, 0.1412
RGB percentages79.2%, 74.1%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(55.3, 69.7%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.3, 82.2%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 6.4%, 82.2%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,286,692
CSS custom property--colour: #CABD24;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49079WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.82:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#3542DB

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#CFB600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3BD32no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#DAAFA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 20.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#2431CA
Analogous#CA6A24, #84CA24
Triadic#24CABD, #BD24CA
Split complementary#2484CA, #6A24CA
Tetradic#24CA6A, #2431CA, #CA2484

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F5F1C5
Lighter +30%#EDE79A
Lighter +20%#E5DC6F
Lighter +10%#DED243
Darker −10%#9F951C
Darker −20%#736C15
Darker −30%#48440D
Darker −40%#1D1B05
More saturated +25%#E8D606
Less saturated −25%#ACA442

Channel breakdown

R202
G189
B36
Red202 (79.2%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue55.3°
Saturation (HSL)69.75%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G BD · B 24

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