Recognised as Colour

#CACC29

#CACC29
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#CACC29 is a yellow with RGB values 202, 204, 41 and HSL 61°, 67%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#CACC29#CACC29

HEX#CACC29

RGBrgb(202, 204, 41)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.8, 0.1608

RGB percentages79.2%, 80%, 16.1%

HSLhsl(60.7, 66.5%, 48%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60.7, 79.9%, 80%)

CMYK1%, 0%, 79.9%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,290,537

CSS custom property--colour: #CACC29;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.9 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#C0C0C0

Inverted#3533D6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DDC300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#DEC739no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D9BFAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.6 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

Yellow green · ΔE 21 Gold · ΔE 22.8 Yellow · ΔE 27.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 28.6 Khaki · ΔE 31.6 Olive · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 20.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2B29CC

Analogous#CC7D29, #79CC29

Triadic#29CACC, #CC29CA

Split complementary#2979CC, #7D29CC

Tetradic#29CC7D, #2B29CC, #CC2979

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F5CC

Lighter +30%#EBECA2

Lighter +20%#E2E477

Lighter +10%#D9DB4D

Darker −10%#A0A220

Darker −20%#767718

Darker −30%#4C4D0F

Darker −40%#222207

More saturated +25%#E8EB0A

Less saturated −25%#ACAD48

Channel breakdown

R202

G204

B41

Red202 (79.2%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue41 (16.1%)

Hue60.74°

Saturation (HSL)66.53%

Lightness48.04%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR CA · G CC · B 29

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CaCC29 (chemical formula)

Formula
400.408 g/mol
31 atoms

CaCC29 has a molar mass of 400.408 g/mol, made up of 31 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × Ca, 30 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass400.408 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule31

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule6.6489313 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.5040011 × 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

Ca10%

C90%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 10.009%

Carbon (C × 30)360.33 g/mol, 89.991%

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