Colour

#CACE2A

#CACE2A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#CACE2A is a yellow with RGB values 202, 206, 42 and HSL 61°, 66%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#CACE2A#CACE2A

HEX#CACE2A

RGBrgb(202, 206, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.8078, 0.1647

RGB percentages79.2%, 80.8%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(61.5, 66.1%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(61.5, 79.6%, 80.8%)

CMYK1.9%, 0%, 79.6%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,291,050

CSS custom property--colour: #CACE2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56866WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.37:1

Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#3531D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DFC500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#E0C93Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original

Tritanopia#D8C1B0no 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 text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 20.2 Gold · ΔE 23.2 Yellow · ΔE 27.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 29.7 Khaki · ΔE 31.9 Olive · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 20.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2E2ACE

Analogous#CE802A, #78CE2A

Triadic#2ACACE, #CE2ACA

Split complementary#2A78CE, #802ACE

Tetradic#2ACE80, #2E2ACE, #CE2A78

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F5CF

Lighter +30%#EBEDA4

Lighter +20%#E1E47A

Lighter +10%#D8DB50

Darker −10%#A0A421

Darker −20%#777919

Darker −30%#4D4F10

Darker −40%#242507

More saturated +25%#E7ED0B

Less saturated −25%#ADAF49

Channel breakdown

R202

G206

B42

Red202 (79.2%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue61.46°

Saturation (HSL)66.13%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR CA · G CE · B 2A

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Colour values

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