#CAC22B Color

#CAC22B is rgb(202, 194, 43) in RGB, hsl(57, 65%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 4%, 79%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), visibly different at ΔE 10.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAC22B

HEX#CAC22B

RGBrgb(202, 194, 43)

HSLhsl(57, 65%, 48%)

HSVhsv(57, 79%, 79%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 79%, 21%)

OKLCHoklch(79.6% 0.159 106.3)

LABlab(77.26% -8.82 69.74)

LCHlch(77.26% 70.30 97.21)

What #CAC22B 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 #CAC22B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 10.37 Antique Gold#CFB53BΔE 12.11 Minion Yellow#F5E050ΔE 12.7 Citrine#E4D00AΔE 13.61 Citron#9FA91FΔE 14.45 Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 14.57

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

#CAC22B Channel Values

How #CAC22B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 202 · G 194 · B 43	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 57° · S 65% · L 48%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 57° · S 79% · V 79%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 4% · Y 79% · K 21%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.86:1 vs white · 11.26:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAC22B 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 text1.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAC22B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAC22B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAC22B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CAC22B

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 #CAC22B.

How #CAC22B 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#CAC22B

Protanopia#C3C32B

Protanomaly#C6C32B

Deuteranopia#C5C52A

Deuteranomaly#C7C42A

Tritanopia#D4B7B7

Tritanomaly#D0BC94

Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAC22B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cac22b: #CAC22B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAC22B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cac22b': '#CAC22B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.761, blue: 0.169)

Android XML<color name="color_cac22b">#CAC22B</color>

SVG fillfill="#CAC22B"

More Yellow Colors

#CAC22B sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#CAC22B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAC22B?

#CAC22B is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(202, 194, 43) in RGB and hsl(57, 65%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.37.

What is the RGB value of #CAC22B?

#CAC22B is rgb(202, 194, 43) — red 202, green 194, and blue 43 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAC22B?

#CAC22B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 4%, 79%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAC22B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAC22B scores 1.86:1 against white and 11.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAC22B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAC22B 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 goldenrod (#DAA520) at a CIE76 distance of 21.88, which is visibly different.

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