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Colour

#CAC4AF

  • #CAC4AF
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#CAC4AF is a yellow with RGB values 202, 196, 175 and HSL 47°, 20%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#CAC4AF#CAC4AF
HEX#CAC4AF
RGBrgb(202, 196, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7686, 0.6863
RGB percentages79.2%, 76.9%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(46.7, 20.3%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 13.4%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 3%, 13.4%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,288,623
CSS custom property--colour: #CAC4AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.03:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#353B50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9C3AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBC5B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#CFC1BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 11.5Light grey · ΔE 12.6Gainsboro · ΔE 14.3Antique white · ΔE 15Dark grey · ΔE 15.1Tan · ΔE 15.2
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 11.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFB5CA
Analogous#CAB7AF, #C2CAAF
Triadic#AFCAC4, #C4AFCA
Split complementary#AFC2CA, #B7AFCA
Tetradic#AFCAB7, #AFB5CA, #CAAFC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F1EC
Lighter +10%#DEDBCE
Darker −10%#B6AD90
Darker −20%#A19772
Darker −30%#877D59
Darker −40%#686045
More saturated +25%#DBCD9E
Less saturated −25%#BDBDBD

Channel breakdown

R202
G196
B175
Red202 (79.2%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue46.67°
Saturation (HSL)20.3%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G C4 · B AF

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