Colour

#CAC203

#CAC203
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#CAC203 is a yellow with RGB values 202, 194, 3 and HSL 58°, 97%, 40%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#CAC203#CAC203

HEX#CAC203

RGBrgb(202, 194, 3)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7608, 0.0118

RGB percentages79.2%, 76.1%, 1.2%

HSLhsl(57.6, 97.1%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(57.6, 98.5%, 79.2%)

CMYK0%, 4%, 98.5%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,287,939

CSS custom property--colour: #CAC203;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.23:1

Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#353DFC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D4BA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#D7C023no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Tritanopia#DAB4A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 18.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 24.9 Yellow green · ΔE 26.3 Yellow · ΔE 27.6 Olive · ΔE 32.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 18.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#030BCA

Analogous#CA5E03, #6FCA03

Triadic#03CAC2, #C203CA

Split complementary#036FCA, #5E03CA

Tetradic#03CA5E, #030BCA, #CA036F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFA9B

Lighter +30%#FDF769

Lighter +20%#FCF437

Lighter +10%#FBF105

Darker −10%#989202

Darker −20%#656102

Darker −30%#333101

Darker −40%#010100

More saturated +25%#CDC500

Less saturated −25%#B0AA1D

Channel breakdown

R202

G194

Red202 (79.2%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue3 (1.2%)

Hue57.59°

Saturation (HSL)97.07%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CA · G C2 · B 03

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