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Recognised as Colour

#CAD155

  • #CAD155
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#CAD155 is a yellow with RGB values 202, 209, 85 and HSL 63°, 57%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#CAD155#CAD155
HEX#CAD155
RGBrgb(202, 209, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.8196, 0.3333
RGB percentages79.2%, 82%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(63.4, 57.4%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(63.4, 59.3%, 82%)
CMYK3.3%, 0%, 59.3%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,291,861
CSS custom property--colour: #CAD155;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.76:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#352EAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0C847no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0CB5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#D7C5B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 19.3Yellow green · ΔE 21.3Dark khaki · ΔE 23.4Olivedrab · ΔE 29.8Olive · ΔE 30Goldenrod · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 19.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C55D1
Analogous#D19A55, #8CD155
Triadic#55CAD1, #D155CA
Split complementary#558CD1, #9A55D1
Tetradic#55D19A, #5C55D1, #D1558C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFCF6
Lighter +30%#F0F2CD
Lighter +20%#E3E7A5
Lighter +10%#D7DC7D
Darker −10%#B7BF34
Darker −20%#919729
Darker −30%#6A6F1E
Darker −40%#444713
More saturated +25%#E2EC3A
Less saturated −25%#B2B670

Channel breakdown

R202
G209
B85
Red202 (79.2%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue63.39°
Saturation (HSL)57.41%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CA · G D1 · B 55

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