Colour

#CAC526

#CAC526
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#CAC526 is a yellow with RGB values 202, 197, 38 and HSL 58°, 68%, 47%. 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

#CAC526#CAC526

HEX#CAC526

RGBrgb(202, 197, 38)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7725, 0.149

RGB percentages79.2%, 77.3%, 14.9%

HSLhsl(58.2, 68.3%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(58.2, 81.2%, 79.2%)

CMYK0%, 2.5%, 81.2%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,288,742

CSS custom property--colour: #CAC526;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.53:1

Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#353AD9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D6BD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#D9C235no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D9B7A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 21.8 Yellow green · ΔE 23.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 24.7 Yellow · ΔE 30.2 Olive · ΔE 30.2 Khaki · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 21.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#262BCA

Analogous#CA7326, #7DCA26

Triadic#26CAC5, #C526CA

Split complementary#267DCA, #7326CA

Tetradic#26CA73, #262BCA, #CA267D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5F3C7

Lighter +30%#ECEA9D

Lighter +20%#E4E172

Lighter +10%#DCD847

Darker −10%#9F9B1E

Darker −20%#747116

Darker −30%#49470E

Darker −40%#1E1E06

More saturated +25%#E8E108

Less saturated −25%#ACA944

Channel breakdown

R202

G197

B38

Red202 (79.2%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue38 (14.9%)

Hue58.17°

Saturation (HSL)68.33%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CA · G C5 · B 26

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