What color is #CAC078?

#CAC078 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Muted Lime. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAC078?

The RGB value is 202, 192, 120: 202 red, 192 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAC078?

The complementary color is #7882CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAC078?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAC078 color

#CAC078 rgb(202, 192, 120)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #CAC078 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 75.3% green and 47.1% blue (202, 192, 120).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 44% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 41% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Muted Lime (#D0C678), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.32:1).

#CAC078 color codes

HEX	`#CAC078`
RGB	`rgb(202, 192, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 75.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 44%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 41%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 41%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.05, -6.82, 37.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.05, 38.13, 100.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.598, 51.613, 25.273)`
Decimal	`13287544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAC078, 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 #CAC078	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAC078 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.32:1	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 #CAC078 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cac078; }
.text { color: #cac078; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cac078; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 192 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cac078, #abca78); }

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Questions

What color is #CAC078?: #CAC078 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Muted Lime. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAC078?: The RGB value is 202, 192, 120: 202 red, 192 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAC078?: The complementary color is #7882CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAC078?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.