What color is #CAB012?

#CAB012 is a vivid yellow known as Sulphur. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sulphur?

The RGB value is 202, 176, 18: 202 red, 176 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sulphur?

The complementary color is #122CCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAB012?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sulphur color: hex code #CAB012

#CAB012 rgb(202, 176, 18)

Shades of yellow

Sulphur has the hex code #CAB012. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 69% green and 7.1% blue (202, 176, 18).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 84% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 91% yellow and 21% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

Sulphur (#CAB012) color codes

HEX	`#CAB012`
RGB	`rgb(202, 176, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 69%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 84%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 91%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 91%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72, -4.62, 72.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72, 72.16, 93.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.994, 43.653, 6.891)`
Decimal	`13283346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sulphur, 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 #CAB012	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAB012 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	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 #CAB012 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cab012; }
.text { color: #cab012; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cab012; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 176 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cab012, #88ca12); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

See #CAB012 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CAB012?: #CAB012 is a vivid yellow known as Sulphur. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sulphur?: The RGB value is 202, 176, 18: 202 red, 176 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sulphur?: The complementary color is #122CCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAB012?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.