Colour
#CAC099
- #CAC099
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#CAC099 is a yellow with RGB values 202, 192, 153 and HSL 48°, 32%, 70%. 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
#CAC099#CAC099
HEX#CAC099
RGBrgb(202, 192, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7529, 0.6
RGB percentages79.2%, 75.3%, 60%
HSLhsl(47.8, 31.6%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.8, 24.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 5%, 24.3%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,287,577
CSS custom property--colour: #CAC099;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.51:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#353F66
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99A3CA
Analogous#CAA899, #BBCA99
Triadic#99CAC0, #C099CA
Split complementary#99BBCA, #A899CA
Tetradic#99CAA7, #99A3CA, #CA99BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G192
B153
Red202 (79.2%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue47.76°
Saturation (HSL)31.61%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G C0 · B 99
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