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#CAC768 Color

#CAC768 is rgb(202, 199, 104) in RGB, hsl(58, 48%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 1%, 49%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olive Green (#B5B35C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAC768
HEX#CAC768
RGBrgb(202, 199, 104)
HSLhsl(58, 48%, 60%)
HSVhsv(58, 49%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 49%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(81.2% 0.118 107.1)
LABlab(79.00% -8.50 47.42)
LCHlch(79.00% 48.18 100.16)

What #CAC768 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 #CAC768, 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.

#CAC768 Channel Values

How #CAC768 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 199 · B 1048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 58° · S 48% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 58° · S 49% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 1% · Y 49% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.77:1 vs white · 11.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAC768 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 text11.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAC768 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAC768

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAC768; 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 #CAC768

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 #CAC768.

How #CAC768 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#CAC768
Protanopia#C8C868
Protanomaly#C9C768
Deuteranopia#C8C868
Deuteranomaly#C9C868
Tritanopia#D2BEBE
Tritanomaly#CFC2A3
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAC768 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cac768: #CAC768;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAC768;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cac768': '#CAC768' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.780, blue: 0.408)
Android XML<color name="color_cac768">#CAC768</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAC768"

More Yellow Colors

#CAC768 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CAC768 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAC768?

#CAC768 is a light yellow — rgb(202, 199, 104) in RGB and hsl(58, 48%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olive Green (#B5B35C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.97.

What is the RGB value of #CAC768?

#CAC768 is rgb(202, 199, 104) — red 202, green 199, and blue 104 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAC768?

#CAC768 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 1%, 49%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAC768 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAC768 scores 1.77:1 against white and 11.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAC768 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAC768 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 10.1, which is visibly different.

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