What color is #CAB962?

#CAB962 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color The Weight of Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAB962?

The RGB value is 202, 185, 98: 202 red, 185 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAB962?

The complementary color is #6273CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAB962?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAB962 color

#CAB962 rgb(202, 185, 98)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #CAB962 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 72.5% green and 38.4% blue (202, 185, 98).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 50% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 51% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is The Weight of Gold (#CDBB63), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#CAB962 color codes

HEX	`#CAB962`
RGB	`rgb(202, 185, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 72.5%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 50%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 51%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 51%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.91, -5.33, 45.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.91, 46.22, 96.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.912, 48.138, 18.531)`
Decimal	`13285730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAB962, 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 #CAB962	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAB962 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	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 #CAB962 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cab962; }
.text { color: #cab962; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cab962; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 185 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cab962, #a7ca62); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #CAB962?: #CAB962 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color The Weight of Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAB962?: The RGB value is 202, 185, 98: 202 red, 185 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAB962?: The complementary color is #6273CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAB962?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.