What color is #CAB526?

#CAB526 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sulphur. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAB526?

The RGB value is 202, 181, 38: 202 red, 181 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAB526?

The complementary color is #263BCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAB526?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAB526 color

#CAB526 rgb(202, 181, 38)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #CAB526 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 71% green and 14.9% blue (202, 181, 38).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 68% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 81% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Sulphur (#CAB012), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.15:1).

#CAB526 color codes

HEX	`#CAB526`
RGB	`rgb(202, 181, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 71%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 68%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 81%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 81%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.38, -6.76, 68.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.38, 68.99, 95.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.233, 45.746, 8.491)`
Decimal	`13284646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAB526, 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 #CAB526	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAB526 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.15:1	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 #CAB526 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cab526; }
.text { color: #cab526; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cab526; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 181 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cab526, #8dca26); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #CAB526?: #CAB526 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sulphur. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAB526?: The RGB value is 202, 181, 38: 202 red, 181 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAB526?: The complementary color is #263BCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAB526?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.