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Recognised as Colour

#CCAE02

  • #CCAE02
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#CCAE02 is a yellow with RGB values 204, 174, 2 and HSL 51°, 98%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#CCAE02#CCAE02
HEX#CCAE02
RGBrgb(204, 174, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.6824, 0.0078
RGB percentages80%, 68.2%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(51.1, 98.1%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 99%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 14.7%, 99%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,413,890
CSS custom property--colour: #CCAE02;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.62:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#3351FD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2AA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9B41Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#DD9F94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 12.5Gold · ΔE 20.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21Orange · ΔE 27.5Olive · ΔE 28.1Khaki · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 12.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0220CC
Analogous#CC4902, #85CC02
Triadic#02CCAE, #AE02CC
Split complementary#0285CC, #4902CC
Tetradic#02CC49, #0220CC, #CC0285

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEEF9C
Lighter +30%#FEE869
Lighter +20%#FDE037
Lighter +10%#FDD804
Darker −10%#998302
Darker −20%#675801
Darker −30%#342D01
Darker −40%#020200
More saturated +25%#CEAF00
Less saturated −25%#B29C1C

Channel breakdown

R204
G174
B2
Red204 (80%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue51.09°
Saturation (HSL)98.06%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G AE · B 02

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