What color is #CAB545?

#CAB545 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Old Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAB545?

The RGB value is 202, 181, 69: 202 red, 181 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAB545?

The complementary color is #455ACA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAB545?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAB545 color

#CAB545 rgb(202, 181, 69)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #CAB545 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 71% green and 27.1% blue (202, 181, 69).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 56% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 66% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Old Gold (#CFB53B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#CAB545 color codes

HEX	`#CAB545`
RGB	`rgb(202, 181, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 71%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 56%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 66%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 66%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.57, -5.36, 57.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.57, 57.98, 95.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.957, 46.036, 12.305)`
Decimal	`13284677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAB545, 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 #CAB545	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAB545 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	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 #CAB545 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cab545; }
.text { color: #cab545; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cab545; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 181 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cab545, #9cca45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #CAB545?: #CAB545 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Old Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAB545?: The RGB value is 202, 181, 69: 202 red, 181 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAB545?: The complementary color is #455ACA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAB545?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.