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#CAAD72 Color

#CAAD72 is rgb(202, 173, 114) in RGB, hsl(40, 45%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 44%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light French Beige (#C8AD7F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAAD72
HEX#CAAD72
RGBrgb(202, 173, 114)
HSLhsl(40, 45%, 62%)
HSVhsv(40, 44%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 44%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(76% 0.084 84.4)
LABlab(72.31% 5.04 34.37)
LCHlch(72.31% 34.74 81.65)

What #CAAD72 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CAAD72, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light French Beige#C8AD7FΔE 6.88Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 7.72Ecru#C2B280ΔE 8.05Camel#C19A6BΔE 8.91Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 9.04Misty Moss#BBB477ΔE 9.52

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#CAAD72 Channel Values

How #CAAD72 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 202 · G 173 · B 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 40° · S 45% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 40° · S 44% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 44% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.16:1 vs white · 9.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAAD72 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAAD72 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAAD72

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAAD72; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CAAD72
Complementary
#7290CA
Analogous
#CA8172
Analogous
#BBCA72
Triadic
#72CAAD
Triadic
#AD72CA
Split comp.
#72BBCA
Split comp.
#8172CA

Tints & Shades of #CAAD72

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D1B785
#D8C297
#DFCDAA
#E7DAC0
#EEE5D3
#F5F0E5

Shades

#BE9B55
#A6843F
#896D34
#6B5529
#4E3E1D
#2C2311

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAAD72.

How #CAAD72 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CAAD72
Protanopia#B2B272
Protanomaly#BCB072
Deuteranopia#B7B770
Deuteranomaly#BFB371
Tritanopia#CFA7A7
Tritanomaly#CDA995
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAAD72 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-caad72: #CAAD72;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAAD72;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-caad72': '#CAAD72' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.678, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_caad72">#CAAD72</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAAD72"

More Yellow Colors

#CAAD72 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CAAD72 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAAD72?

#CAAD72 is a light yellow — rgb(202, 173, 114) in RGB and hsl(40, 45%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light French Beige (#C8AD7F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.88.

What is the RGB value of #CAAD72?

#CAAD72 is rgb(202, 173, 114) — red 202, green 173, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAAD72?

#CAAD72 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 44%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAAD72 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAAD72 scores 2.16:1 against white and 9.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAAD72 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAAD72 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 7.72, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every yellow in the color library, the guide to shades of yellow, or the full color library.