All About Color #CA9E1C

#CA9E1C

About #CA9E1C

#CA9E1C is a medium yellow color with the hex code #CA9E1C. In RGB it is red 202, green 158, blue 28; in HSL it is hue 45°, saturation 76%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 22%, 86%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 2.49:1 on white and 8.42:1 on black.

#CA9E1C Color Conversion

Hex tripletCA, 9E, 1C
CMYK0.00%, 21.78%, 86.14%, 20.78%
RGB Decimal202, 158, 28
HSL45°, 76%, 45%
RGB Octal312, 236, 34
HSV (HSB)44.83°, 86.14%, 79.22%
RGB Binary11001010, 10011110, 11100
CIE-L*AB67.35, 5.15, 66.27
RGB Percent79.22%, 61.96%, 10.98%
CIE-L*CH67.35, 66.47, 85.56
XYZ36.79, 37.09, 6.32
CIE-L*UV67.35, 37.29, 67.45
xyY0.46, 0.46, 37.09
Hunter-Lab60.90, 1.25, 36.48
RYB34.08%, 79.22%, 10.98%

Color Accessibility Scores

#CA9E1C on a dark background: contrast 8.42:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#CA9E1C on a light background: contrast 2.49:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #CA9E1C, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#CA9E1C · #E8C559 · #795F11 · #1C47CA · #597DE8

Analogous palette

#CA1C47 · #CA471C · #CA9E1C · #9ECA1C · #47CA1C

Triadic palette

#CA9E1C · #1CCA9E · #9E1CCA · #E8C559 · #59E8C5

Tetradic palette

#CA9E1C · #1CCA47 · #1C47CA · #CA1C9E · #795F11

Monochromatic palette

#433509 · #876A12 · #CA9E1C · #E7C04B · #F0D78F

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