Information about #CAB16D color

#CAB16D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CAB16D falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(202, 177, 109) — 79.2% red, 69.4% green, 42.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 36 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #CAB16D reads as a confidently colored amber-leaning orange and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Fall Leaf Brown (#C8B560). Nearby in the Register you will also find Desert (#CCAD60) and Golden Green (#BDB369).

The recipe behind #CAB16D is rgb(202, 177, 109), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. No one has named #CAB16D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#CAB16D color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CAB16D color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CAB16D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Pomelo Olive color link
Pomelo Olive

#BFBD70

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Toupe color link
Toupe

#C7AC7D

Ginger Brown color link
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62

Tacha color link
Tacha

#D2B960

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CAB16D
  • RGB202, 177, 109
  • CMYK0, 10, 36, 21
  • CSSrgb(202, 177, 109)
  • HSL44°, 47%, 61%
  • HSL Precise43.871°, 46.734%, 60.98%
  • HSV44°, 46%, 79%
  • HSB44°, 46%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.694, 0.427)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.694, 0.427, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.694, 0.427)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCAB16D
  • DECIMAL ID13283693
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01