Information about #CAB96C color

#CAB96C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CAB96C falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(202, 185, 108) — 79.2% red, 72.5% green, 42.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 37 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #CAB96C reads as a clearly saturated golden yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Ginger Brown (#C9BE62). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pomelo Olive (#BFBD70) and Fall Leaf Brown (#C8B560).

In RGB terms — rgb(202, 185, 108) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CAB96C: 10.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. #CAB96C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CAB96C color variations

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

#CAB96C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#CAB96C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#CAB96C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#CAB96C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#CAB96C 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
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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
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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
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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
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#B96DCA
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#CA6DAD
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Nearest named colors to #CAB96C

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

Ginger Brown color link
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62

Pomelo Olive color link
Pomelo Olive

#BFBD70

Fall Leaf Brown color link
Fall Leaf Brown

#C8B560

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Tacha color link
Tacha

#D2B960

Souffle color link
Souffle

#D5C171

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

Dark Pastel Yellow color link
Dark Pastel Yellow

#C4BB7D

Essential Cream color link
Essential Cream

#DCB66F

Misty Moss color link
Misty Moss

#BBB477

#CAB96C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CAB96C
  • RGB202, 185, 108
  • CMYK0, 7, 37, 21
  • CSSrgb(202, 185, 108)
  • HSL49°, 47%, 61%
  • HSL Precise49.149°, 47%, 60.784%
  • HSV49°, 47%, 79%
  • HSB49°, 47%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.725, 0.424)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.725, 0.424, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.725, 0.424)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCAB96C
  • DECIMAL ID13285740
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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