Colour
#CABE99
- #CABE99
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#CABE99 is a yellow with RGB values 202, 190, 153 and HSL 45°, 32%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#CABE99#CABE99
HEX#CABE99
RGBrgb(202, 190, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7451, 0.6
RGB percentages79.2%, 74.5%, 60%
HSLhsl(45.3, 31.6%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.3, 24.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 5.9%, 24.3%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,287,065
CSS custom property--colour: #CABE99;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.34:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#354166
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99A5CA
Analogous#CAA699, #BDCA99
Triadic#99CABE, #BE99CA
Split complementary#99BDCA, #A699CA
Tetradic#99CAA6, #99A5CA, #CA99BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G190
B153
Red202 (79.2%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue45.31°
Saturation (HSL)31.61%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G BE · B 99
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