Recognised as Colour

#CAC501

#CAC501
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#CAC501 is a yellow with RGB values 202, 197, 1 and HSL 59°, 99%, 40%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#CAC501#CAC501

HEX#CAC501

RGBrgb(202, 197, 1)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7725, 0.0039

RGB percentages79.2%, 77.3%, 0.4%

HSLhsl(58.5, 99%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(58.5, 99.5%, 79.2%)

CMYK0%, 2.5%, 99.5%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,288,705

CSS custom property--colour: #CAC501;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187 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#B8B8B8

Inverted#353AFE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D7BD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#D9C224no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Tritanopia#DAB7A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.2 from the original

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

Gold · ΔE 18.8 Yellow green · ΔE 25.2 Yellow · ΔE 26.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 26.7 Olive · ΔE 33.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 35

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 18.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0106CA

Analogous#CA6101, #6ACA01

Triadic#01CAC5, #C501CA

Split complementary#016BCA, #6001CA

Tetradic#01CA61, #0106CA, #CA016B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFC99

Lighter +30%#FEFA66

Lighter +20%#FEF933

Lighter +10%#FDF601

Darker −10%#979401

Darker −20%#656200

Darker −30%#323100

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#CBC600

Less saturated −25%#B1AD1A

Channel breakdown

R202

G197

Red202 (79.2%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue1 (0.4%)

Hue58.51°

Saturation (HSL)99.01%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CA · G C5 · B 01

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CaC501 (chemical formula)

Formula
6,057.589 g/mol
502 atoms

CaC501 has a molar mass of 6,057.589 g/mol, made up of 502 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × Ca, 501 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass6,057.589 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule502

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.0058863 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram9.9414813 × 10^19

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Ca0.7%

C99.3%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 0.662%

Carbon (C × 501)6,017.511 g/mol, 99.338%

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