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#CAB67D Color

#CAB67D is rgb(202, 182, 125) in RGB, hsl(44, 42%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 38%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ecru (#C2B280), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAB67D
HEX#CAB67D
RGBrgb(202, 182, 125)
HSLhsl(44, 42%, 64%)
HSVhsv(44, 38%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 38%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(78% 0.078 90.9)
LABlab(74.77% 1.40 31.79)
LCHlch(74.77% 31.82 87.48)

What #CAB67D 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 #CAB67D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#CAB67D Channel Values

How #CAB67D 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 182 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 44° · S 42% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 44° · S 38% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 10% · Y 38% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2:1 vs white · 10.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAB67D 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 text2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAB67D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAB67D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAB67D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CAB67D

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAB67D.

How #CAB67D 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#CAB67D
Protanopia#BABA7D
Protanomaly#C0B87D
Deuteranopia#BDBD7C
Deuteranomaly#C2BA7C
Tritanopia#CFB0B0
Tritanomaly#CDB29E
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAB67D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cab67d: #CAB67D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAB67D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cab67d': '#CAB67D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.714, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_cab67d">#CAB67D</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAB67D"

More Yellow Colors

#CAB67D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CAB67D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAB67D?

#CAB67D is a light yellow — rgb(202, 182, 125) in RGB and hsl(44, 42%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.44.

What is the RGB value of #CAB67D?

#CAB67D is rgb(202, 182, 125) — red 202, green 182, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAB67D?

#CAB67D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 38%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAB67D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAB67D scores 2:1 against white and 10.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAB67D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAB67D 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 8.42, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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