What color is #CABA65?

#CABA65 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 #CABA65?

The RGB value is 202, 186, 101: 202 red, 186 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CABA65?

The complementary color is #6575CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CABA65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CABA65 color

#CABA65 rgb(202, 186, 101)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #CABA65 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 72.9% green and 39.6% blue (202, 186, 101).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 49% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 50% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is The Weight of Gold (#CDBB63), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.72:1).

#CABA65 color codes

HEX	`#CABA65`
RGB	`rgb(202, 186, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 72.9%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 49%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 50%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 50%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.21, -5.58, 44.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.21, 45.14, 97.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.266, 48.616, 19.361)`
Decimal	`13285989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CABA65, 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 #CABA65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CABA65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.72:1	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 #CABA65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caba65; }
.text { color: #caba65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caba65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 186 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caba65, #a8ca65); }

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Questions

What color is #CABA65?: #CABA65 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 #CABA65?: The RGB value is 202, 186, 101: 202 red, 186 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CABA65?: The complementary color is #6575CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CABA65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.