What color is #CAB654?

#CAB654 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Vegas Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAB654?

The RGB value is 202, 182, 84: 202 red, 182 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAB654?

The complementary color is #5468CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAB654?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAB654 color

#CAB654 rgb(202, 182, 84)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #CAB654 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 71.4% green and 32.9% blue (202, 182, 84).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 53% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 58% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Vegas Gold (#C5B358), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

#CAB654 color codes

HEX	`#CAB654`
RGB	`rgb(202, 182, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 71.4%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 53%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 58%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 58%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.97, -4.89, 51.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.97, 51.73, 95.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.687, 46.654, 15.142)`
Decimal	`13284948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAB654, 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 #CAB654	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAB654 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	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 #CAB654 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cab654; }
.text { color: #cab654; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cab654; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 182 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cab654, #a3ca54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #CAB654?: #CAB654 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Vegas Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAB654?: The RGB value is 202, 182, 84: 202 red, 182 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAB654?: The complementary color is #5468CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAB654?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.