What color is #CAA62B?

#CAA62B is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Mustard Seed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAA62B?

The RGB value is 202, 166, 43: 202 red, 166 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAA62B?

The complementary color is #2B4FCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAA62B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAA62B color

#CAA62B rgb(202, 166, 43)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #CAA62B is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 65.1% green and 16.9% blue (202, 166, 43).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 65% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 79% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Mustard Seed (#C69F26), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#CAA62B color codes

HEX	`#CAA62B`
RGB	`rgb(202, 166, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 65.1%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 65%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 79%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 79%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.47, 1.31, 63.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.47, 63.68, 88.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.432, 40.006, 7.983)`
Decimal	`13280811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAA62B, 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 #CAA62B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAA62B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	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 #CAA62B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caa62b; }
.text { color: #caa62b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caa62b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 166 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caa62b, #9eca2b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CAA62B?: #CAA62B is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Mustard Seed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAA62B?: The RGB value is 202, 166, 43: 202 red, 166 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAA62B?: The complementary color is #2B4FCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAA62B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.