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Recognised as Colour

#CAD300

  • #CAD300
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow

#CAD300 is a yellow with RGB values 202, 211, 0 and HSL 63°, 100%, 41%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#CAD300#CAD300
HEX#CAD300
RGBrgb(202, 211, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.8275, 0
RGB percentages79.2%, 82.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(62.6, 100%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(62.6, 100%, 82.7%)
CMYK4.3%, 0%, 100%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,292,288
CSS custom property--colour: #CAD300;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59145WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.83:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#352CFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4C800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4CC28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Tritanopia#D9C5B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 20.7Yellow green · ΔE 21.8Gold · ΔE 22.2Green yellow · ΔE 31.8Goldenrod · ΔE 35Olive · ΔE 39.5
Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 20.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0900D3
Analogous#D37300, #60D300
Triadic#00CAD3, #D300CA
Split complementary#0060D3, #7300D3
Tetradic#00D373, #0900D3, #D30060

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFFA0
Lighter +30%#F9FF6D
Lighter +20%#F7FF3A
Lighter +10%#F4FF07
Darker −10%#99A000
Darker −20%#686D00
Darker −30%#383A00
Darker −40%#070700
More saturated +25%#CAD300
Less saturated −25%#B2B91A

Channel breakdown

R202
G211
B0
Red202 (79.2%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue62.56°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CA · G D3 · B 00

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