Colour

#FFCA2B

#FFCA2B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFCA2B is a yellow with RGB values 255, 202, 43 and HSL 45°, 100%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FFCA2B#FFCA2B

HEX#FFCA2B

RGBrgb(255, 202, 43)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7922, 0.1686

RGB percentages100%, 79.2%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(45, 100%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45, 83.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 20.8%, 83.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,763,435

CSS custom property--colour: #FFCA2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.74:1

Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#0035D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E3C900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original

Deuteranopia#F0D736no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FFB7ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 11.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 16.3 Orange · ΔE 20.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 29.4 Yellow · ΔE 34.2 Dark orange · ΔE 34.7

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 11.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2B60FF

Analogous#FF602B, #CAFF2B

Triadic#2BFFCA, #CA2BFF

Split complementary#2BCAFF, #602BFF

Tetradic#2BFF60, #2B60FF, #FF2BCA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFDF7

Lighter +30%#FFF0C4

Lighter +20%#FFE491

Lighter +10%#FFD75E

Darker −10%#F7B900

Darker −20%#C49300

Darker −30%#916D00

Darker −40%#5E4700

More saturated +25%#FFCA2B

Less saturated −25%#E5BD46

Channel breakdown

R255

G202

B43

Red255 (100%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue45°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G CA · B 2B

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Colour values

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Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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