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Recognised as Colour

#CAC2AA

  • #CAC2AA
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#CAC2AA is a yellow with RGB values 202, 194, 170 and HSL 45°, 23%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#CAC2AA#CAC2AA
HEX#CAC2AA
RGBrgb(202, 194, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7608, 0.6667
RGB percentages79.2%, 76.1%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(45, 23.2%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 15.8%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 4%, 15.8%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,288,106
CSS custom property--colour: #CAC2AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.81:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#353D55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8C1A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAC3ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D0BEBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 13.2Tan · ΔE 13.4Light grey · ΔE 14.5Antique white · ΔE 15.6Wheat · ΔE 15.6Bisque · ΔE 15.8
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 13.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AAB2CA
Analogous#CAB2AA, #C2CAAA
Triadic#AACAC2, #C2AACA
Split complementary#AAC2CA, #B2AACA
Tetradic#AACAB2, #AAB2CA, #CAAAC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1EFE9
Lighter +10%#DED9C9
Darker −10%#B6AB8B
Darker −20%#A3956B
Darker −30%#877A54
Darker −40%#675E41
More saturated +25%#DBCB99
Less saturated −25%#BABABA

Channel breakdown

R202
G194
B170
Red202 (79.2%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)23.19%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G C2 · B AA

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