What color is #CAC498?

#CAC498 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 #CAC498?

The RGB value is 202, 196, 152: 202 red, 196 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAC498?

The complementary color is #989ECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAC498?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAC498 color

#CAC498 rgb(202, 196, 152)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CAC498 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 76.9% green and 59.6% blue (202, 196, 152).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 32% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 25% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Court-Bouillon (#CECB97), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.86:1).

#CAC498 color codes

HEX	`#CAC498`
RGB	`rgb(202, 196, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 76.9%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 32%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 25%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 25%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.64, -4.93, 22.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.64, 23.43, 102.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.765, 54.304, 37.56)`
Decimal	`13288600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAC498, 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 #CAC498	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAC498 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.86:1	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 #CAC498 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cac498; }
.text { color: #cac498; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cac498; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 196 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cac498, #b7ca98); }

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Questions

What color is #CAC498?: #CAC498 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 #CAC498?: The RGB value is 202, 196, 152: 202 red, 196 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAC498?: The complementary color is #989ECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAC498?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.