What color is #CAC99A?

#CAC99A 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 #CAC99A?

The RGB value is 202, 201, 154: 202 red, 201 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAC99A?

The complementary color is #9A9BCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAC99A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAC99A color

#CAC99A rgb(202, 201, 154)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CAC99A is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 78.8% green and 60.4% blue (202, 201, 154).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 31% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% 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 12.33:1).

#CAC99A color codes

HEX	`#CAC99A`
RGB	`rgb(202, 201, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 78.8%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 31%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 24%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 24%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.99, -7.25, 23.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.99, 24.78, 107.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.076, 56.664, 38.812)`
Decimal	`13289882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAC99A, 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 #CAC99A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAC99A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.33:1	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 #CAC99A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cac99a; }
.text { color: #cac99a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cac99a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 201 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cac99a, #b3ca9a); }

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Questions

What color is #CAC99A?: #CAC99A 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 #CAC99A?: The RGB value is 202, 201, 154: 202 red, 201 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAC99A?: The complementary color is #9A9BCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAC99A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.