What color is #CAC399?

#CAC399 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAC399?

The RGB value is 202, 195, 153: 202 red, 195 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAC399?

The complementary color is #99A0CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAC399?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAC399 color

#CAC399 rgb(202, 195, 153)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CAC399 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 76.5% green and 60% blue (202, 195, 153).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 32% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 24% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Court-Bouillon (#CECB97), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.78:1).

#CAC399 color codes

HEX	`#CAC399`
RGB	`rgb(202, 195, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 76.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 32%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 24%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 24%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.4, -4.27, 22.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.4, 22.45, 100.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.622, 53.888, 37.918)`
Decimal	`13288345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAC399, 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 #CAC399	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAC399 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.78:1	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 #CAC399 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cac399; }
.text { color: #cac399; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cac399; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 195 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cac399, #b8ca99); }

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Questions

What color is #CAC399?: #CAC399 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAC399?: The RGB value is 202, 195, 153: 202 red, 195 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAC399?: The complementary color is #99A0CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAC399?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.