What color is #CAC798?

#CAC798 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 #CAC798?

The RGB value is 202, 199, 152: 202 red, 199 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAC798?

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

Is black or white text better on #CAC798?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAC798 color

#CAC798 rgb(202, 199, 152)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CAC798 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 78% green and 59.6% blue (202, 199, 152).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 32% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 25% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Court-Bouillon (#CECB97), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.13:1).

#CAC798 color codes

HEX	`#CAC798`
RGB	`rgb(202, 199, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 78%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 32%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 25%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 25%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.43, -6.49, 23.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.43, 24.84, 105.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.448, 55.671, 37.788)`
Decimal	`13289368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAC798, 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 #CAC798	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAC798 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.13:1	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 #CAC798 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cac798; }
.text { color: #cac798; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cac798; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 199 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cac798, #b4ca98); }

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Questions

What color is #CAC798?: #CAC798 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 #CAC798?: The RGB value is 202, 199, 152: 202 red, 199 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAC798?: The complementary color is #989BCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAC798?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.