#CACA44 Color

#CACA44 is rgb(202, 202, 68) in RGB, hsl(60, 56%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 66%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Booger Buster (#DDE26A), visibly different at ΔE 10.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CACA44

HEX#CACA44

RGBrgb(202, 202, 68)

HSLhsl(60, 56%, 53%)

HSVhsv(60, 66%, 79%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 66%, 21%)

OKLCHoklch(81.5% 0.152 109.3)

LABlab(79.52% -11.83 63.50)

LCHlch(79.52% 64.60 100.55)

What #CACA44 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 #CACA44, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Booger Buster#DDE26AΔE 10.64 Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 11.02 Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 11.77 June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 12.98 Antique Gold#CFB53BΔE 13.1 Citron#9FA91FΔE 13.36

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

#CACA44 Channel Values

How #CACA44 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 202 · B 68	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 60° · S 56% · L 53%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 60° · S 66% · V 79%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 0% · Y 66% · K 21%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.74:1 vs white · 12.04:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CACA44 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text12.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CACA44

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CACA44; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CACA44

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

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How #CACA44 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#CACA44

Protanopia#CACA44

Protanomaly#CACA44

Deuteranopia#CACA44

Deuteranomaly#CACA44

Tritanopia#D4BFBF

Tritanomaly#D0C49D

Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

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Using #CACA44 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-caca44: #CACA44;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CACA44;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-caca44': '#CACA44' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.792, blue: 0.267)

Android XML<color name="color_caca44">#CACA44</color>

SVG fillfill="#CACA44"

More Yellow Colors

#CACA44 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

cba135 c8bb28 cbb91a c8b99c cbcb48 c8981e cc9900 c6c180 cc9933 c68e17 cca01d c5b358 dde26a ebcb7a f2ba49 f7f7e3 fce883 ffba00 ffeb99 fffdd0 ffffd6 474700 7a6800 9e9e00

#CACA44 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CACA44?

#CACA44 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(202, 202, 68) in RGB and hsl(60, 56%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Booger Buster (#DDE26A), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.64.

What is the RGB value of #CACA44?

#CACA44 is rgb(202, 202, 68) — red 202, green 202, and blue 68 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CACA44?

#CACA44 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 66%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CACA44 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CACA44 scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CACA44 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CACA44 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 21.55, which is visibly different.

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