What color is #CAD175?

#CAD175 is a light, desaturated yellow known as Fool’s Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Fool’s Gold?

The RGB value is 202, 209, 117: 202 red, 209 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Fool’s Gold?

The complementary color is #7C75D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAD175?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Fool’s Gold color: hex code #CAD175

#CAD175 rgb(202, 209, 117)

Shades of yellow

Fool’s Gold has the hex code #CAD175. It is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 82% green and 45.9% blue (202, 209, 117).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 50% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 18% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.89:1).

Fool’s Gold (#CAD175) color codes

HEX	`#CAD175`
RGB	`rgb(202, 209, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 82%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 50%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 44%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 44%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.53, -15.79, 44.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.53, 47.36, 109.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.369, 59.443, 25.646)`
Decimal	`13291893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Fool’s Gold, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CAD175	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAD175 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CAD175 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cad175; }
.text { color: #cad175; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cad175; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 209 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cad175, #9cd175); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

See #CAD175 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CAD175?: #CAD175 is a light, desaturated yellow known as Fool’s Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Fool’s Gold?: The RGB value is 202, 209, 117: 202 red, 209 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Fool’s Gold?: The complementary color is #7C75D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAD175?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.