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#CAC67D Color

#CAC67D is rgb(202, 198, 125) in RGB, hsl(57, 42%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 2%, 38%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAC67D
HEX#CAC67D
RGBrgb(202, 198, 125)
HSLhsl(57, 42%, 64%)
HSVhsv(57, 38%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 38%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(81.3% 0.094 105.6)
LABlab(78.96% -6.47 37.09)
LCHlch(78.96% 37.65 99.90)

What #CAC67D 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 #CAC67D, 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.

#CAC67D Channel Values

How #CAC67D 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 198 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 57° · S 42% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 57° · S 38% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 2% · Y 38% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.77:1 vs white · 11.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAC67D 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 text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAC67D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAC67D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAC67D; 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 #CAC67D

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 #CAC67D.

How #CAC67D 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#CAC67D
Protanopia#C7C77D
Protanomaly#C8C67D
Deuteranopia#C7C77D
Deuteranomaly#C8C77D
Tritanopia#D1BFBF
Tritanomaly#CEC2A8
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAC67D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cac67d: #CAC67D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAC67D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cac67d': '#CAC67D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.776, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_cac67d">#CAC67D</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAC67D"

More Yellow Colors

#CAC67D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CAC67D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAC67D?

#CAC67D is a light yellow — rgb(202, 198, 125) in RGB and hsl(57, 42%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.79.

What is the RGB value of #CAC67D?

#CAC67D is rgb(202, 198, 125) — red 202, green 198, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAC67D?

#CAC67D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 2%, 38%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAC67D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAC67D scores 1.77:1 against white and 11.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAC67D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAC67D 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 5.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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