What color is #CAC49D?

#CAC49D is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crystal Palace. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAC49D?

The RGB value is 202, 196, 157: 202 red, 196 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAC49D?

The complementary color is #9DA3CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAC49D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAC49D color

#CAC49D rgb(202, 196, 157)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CAC49D is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 76.9% green and 61.6% blue (202, 196, 157).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 30% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 22% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Palace (#D3CFAB), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.89:1).

#CAC49D color codes

HEX	`#CAC49D`
RGB	`rgb(202, 196, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 76.9%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 30%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 22%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 22%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.74, -4.23, 20.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.74, 20.82, 101.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.183, 54.472, 39.762)`
Decimal	`13288605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAC49D, 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 #CAC49D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAC49D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.89:1	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 #CAC49D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cac49d; }
.text { color: #cac49d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cac49d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 196 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cac49d, #baca9d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CAC49D?: #CAC49D is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crystal Palace. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAC49D?: The RGB value is 202, 196, 157: 202 red, 196 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAC49D?: The complementary color is #9DA3CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAC49D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.