What color is #CAAB47?

#CAAB47 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Haystack. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAAB47?

The RGB value is 202, 171, 71: 202 red, 171 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAAB47?

The complementary color is #4766CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAAB47?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAAB47 color

#CAAB47 rgb(202, 171, 71)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #CAAB47 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 67.1% green and 27.8% blue (202, 171, 71).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 55% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 65% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Haystack (#CFAC47), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#CAAB47 color codes

HEX	`#CAAB47`
RGB	`rgb(202, 171, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 67.1%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 55%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 65%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 65%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.97, 0.02, 54.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.97, 54.1, 89.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.059, 42.14, 11.984)`
Decimal	`13282119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAAB47, 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 #CAAB47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAAB47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	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 #CAAB47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caab47; }
.text { color: #caab47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caab47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 171 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caab47, #a8ca47); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CAAB47?: #CAAB47 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Haystack. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAAB47?: The RGB value is 202, 171, 71: 202 red, 171 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAAB47?: The complementary color is #4766CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAAB47?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.