Recognised as Colour

#CACDB0

#CACDB0
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Wheat

#CACDB0 is a yellow with RGB values 202, 205, 176 and HSL 66°, 22%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.

Colour values

#CACDB0#CACDB0

HEX#CACDB0

RGBrgb(202, 205, 176)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.8039, 0.6902

RGB percentages79.2%, 80.4%, 69%

HSLhsl(66.2, 22.5%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(66.2, 14.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK1.5%, 0%, 14.1%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,290,928

CSS custom property--colour: #CACDB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.87:1

Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#35324F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D2CAAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#D2CBB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CEC9C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Wheat · ΔE 14.7 Beige · ΔE 14.7 Antique white · ΔE 14.8 Blanched almond · ΔE 15.2 Papaya whip · ΔE 15.4 Bisque · ΔE 15.6

Nearest named CSS colourWheat (#F5DEB3)ΔE 14.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B3B0CD

Analogous#CDC2B0, #BBCDB0

Triadic#B0CACD, #CDB0CA

Split complementary#B0BBCD, #C2B0CD

Tetradic#B0CDC2, #B3B0CD, #CDB0BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4F5EE

Lighter +10%#DFE1CF

Darker −10%#B5B991

Darker −20%#A0A572

Darker −30%#868C58

Darker −40%#686C45

More saturated +25%#D7DDA0

Less saturated −25%#BFBFBF

Channel breakdown

R202

G205

B176

Red202 (79.2%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue176 (69%)

Hue66.21°

Saturation (HSL)22.48%

Lightness74.71%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR CA · G CD · B B0

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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