Recognised as Colour

#CACA6C

#CACA6C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#CACA6C is a yellow with RGB values 202, 202, 108 and HSL 60°, 47%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#CACA6C#CACA6C

HEX#CACA6C

RGBrgb(202, 202, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.7922, 0.4235

RGB percentages79.2%, 79.2%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(60, 47%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 46.5%, 79.2%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 46.5%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,290,092

CSS custom property--colour: #CACA6C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5588WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.18:1

Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#353593

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D7C364no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#D9C771no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D6C0B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 10.5 Khaki · ΔE 11.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 20.3 Burlywood · ΔE 26.3 Navajo white · ΔE 27.6 Moccasin · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 10.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6C6CCA

Analogous#CA9B6C, #9BCA6C

Triadic#6CCACA, #CA6CCA

Split complementary#6C9BCA, #9B6CCA

Tetradic#6CCA9B, #6C6CCA, #CA6C9B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3F3DC

Lighter +20%#E5E5B7

Lighter +10%#D8D891

Darker −10%#BCBC47

Darker −20%#999937

Darker −30%#73732A

Darker −40%#4E4E1C

More saturated +25%#E3E353

Less saturated −25%#B1B185

Channel breakdown

R202

G202

B108

Red202 (79.2%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)47%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR CA · G CA · B 6C

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Also reads as

CaCa6C (chemical formula)

Formula
292.557 g/mol
8 atoms

CaCa6C has a molar mass of 292.557 g/mol, made up of 8 atoms across 2 elements: 7 × Ca, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass292.557 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule8

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule4.8580233 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.0584504 × 10^21

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

Ca95.9%

C4.1%

Calcium (Ca × 7)280.546 g/mol, 95.894%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 4.106%

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