Colour
#CAC097
- #CAC097
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#CAC097 is a yellow with RGB values 202, 192, 151 and HSL 48°, 32%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#CAC097#CAC097
HEX#CAC097
RGBrgb(202, 192, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7529, 0.5922
RGB percentages79.2%, 75.3%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(48.2, 32.5%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.2, 25.2%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 5%, 25.2%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,287,575
CSS custom property--colour: #CAC097;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5249WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.5:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#353F68
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97A1CA
Analogous#CAA797, #BBCA97
Triadic#97CAC0, #C097CA
Split complementary#97BBCA, #A697CA
Tetradic#97CAA7, #97A1CA, #CA97BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G192
B151
Red202 (79.2%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue48.24°
Saturation (HSL)32.48%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G C0 · B 97
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