Colour

#CACC72

#CACC72
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#CACC72 is a yellow with RGB values 202, 204, 114 and HSL 61°, 47%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#CACC72#CACC72

HEX#CACC72

RGBrgb(202, 204, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.8, 0.4471

RGB percentages79.2%, 80%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(61.3, 46.9%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(61.3, 44.1%, 80%)

CMYK1%, 0%, 44.1%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,290,610

CSS custom property--colour: #CACC72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56957WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.39:1

Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#35338D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D9C56Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#DAC876no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Tritanopia#D5C2B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 9.8 Khaki · ΔE 11.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 18.5 Burlywood · ΔE 25.4 Navajo white · ΔE 26.2 Moccasin · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 9.76, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7472CC

Analogous#CCA172, #9DCC72

Triadic#72CACC, #CC72CA

Split complementary#729DCC, #A172CC

Tetradic#72CCA1, #7472CC, #CC729D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4F5E2

Lighter +20%#E6E7BD

Lighter +10%#D8DA97

Darker −10%#BCBE4D

Darker −20%#9C9F39

Darker −30%#77792C

Darker −40%#53541E

More saturated +25%#E1E45A

Less saturated −25%#B3B48A

Channel breakdown

R202

G204

B114

Red202 (79.2%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue61.33°

Saturation (HSL)46.88%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR CA · G CC · B 72

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Colour values

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