Recognised as Colour

#CAE059

#CAE059
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#CAE059 is a yellow with RGB values 202, 224, 89 and HSL 70°, 69%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

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HEX#CAE059

RGBrgb(202, 224, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.8784, 0.349

RGB percentages79.2%, 87.8%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(69.8, 68.5%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(69.8, 60.3%, 87.8%)

CMYK9.8%, 0%, 60.3%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,295,705

CSS custom property--colour: #CAE059;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness206.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.32:1

Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2

Inverted#351FA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EED549no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#ECD662no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D5D5C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15.9 Khaki · ΔE 24.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 30.5 Light green · ΔE 32.5 Pale green · ΔE 33 Olivedrab · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6F59E0

Analogous#E0B359, #87E059

Triadic#59CAE0, #E059CA

Split complementary#5986E0, #B359E0

Tetradic#59E0B3, #6F59E0, #E05986

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3F8DA

Lighter +20%#E5F0AF

Lighter +10%#D8E884

Darker −10%#BCD82E

Darker −20%#9AB221

Darker −30%#758719

Darker −40%#505C11

More saturated +25%#DBF940

Less saturated −25%#B9C772

Channel breakdown

R202

G224

B89

Red202 (79.2%)

Green224 (87.8%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue69.78°

Saturation (HSL)68.53%

Lightness61.37%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR CA · G E0 · B 59

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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