What color is #CAC57F?

#CAC57F 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 #CAC57F?

The RGB value is 202, 197, 127: 202 red, 197 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAC57F?

The complementary color is #7F84CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAC57F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.8:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAC57F color

#CAC57F rgb(202, 197, 127)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #CAC57F is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 77.3% green and 49.8% blue (202, 197, 127).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 41% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 37% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Muted Lime (#D0C678), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.8:1).

#CAC57F color codes

HEX	`#CAC57F`
RGB	`rgb(202, 197, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 77.3%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 41%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 37%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 37%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.47, -8.62, 35.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.47, 36.78, 103.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.155, 54.022, 27.965)`
Decimal	`13288831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAC57F, 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 #CAC57F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAC57F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.8:1	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 #CAC57F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cac57f; }
.text { color: #cac57f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cac57f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 197 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cac57f, #aaca7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #CAC57F?: #CAC57F 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 #CAC57F?: The RGB value is 202, 197, 127: 202 red, 197 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAC57F?: The complementary color is #7F84CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAC57F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.8:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.