Colour

#CACA02

#CACA02
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#CACA02 is a yellow with RGB values 202, 202, 2 and HSL 60°, 98%, 40%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#CACA02#CACA02

HEX#CACA02

RGBrgb(202, 202, 2)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7922, 0.0078

RGB percentages79.2%, 79.2%, 0.8%

HSLhsl(60, 98%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 99%, 79.2%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 99%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,289,986

CSS custom property--colour: #CACA02;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.96:1

Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#3535FD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DBC100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#DDC626no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Tritanopia#D9BCACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 19.7 Yellow green · ΔE 23.6 Yellow · ΔE 24.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 29.6 Olive · ΔE 35.5 Green yellow · ΔE 36.9

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 19.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0202CA

Analogous#CA6602, #66CA02

Triadic#02CACA, #CA02CA

Split complementary#0266CA, #6602CA

Tetradic#02CA66, #0202CA, #CA0266

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFE9A

Lighter +30%#FEFE67

Lighter +20%#FDFD35

Lighter +10%#FDFD02

Darker −10%#989801

Darker −20%#656501

Darker −30%#333301

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#CCCC00

Less saturated −25%#B1B11C

Channel breakdown

R202

G202

Red202 (79.2%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue2 (0.8%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)98.04%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR CA · G CA · B 02

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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