Information about #CAC307 color

#CAC307 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #CAC307 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(202, 195, 7) — 79.2% red, 76.5% green, 2.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 3 / 76 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #CAC307 reads as a pure, full-strength golden yellow and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dirty Yellow (#CDC50A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Vomit Yellow (#C7C10C) and Ugly Yellow (#D0C101).

In RGB terms — rgb(202, 195, 7) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CAC307: 11.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. #CAC307 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CAC307 color variations

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

#CAC307 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 #CAC307

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

Dirty Yellow color link
Dirty Yellow

#CDC50A

Vomit Yellow color link
Vomit Yellow

#C7C10C

Ugly Yellow color link
Ugly Yellow

#D0C101

Puke Yellow color link
Puke Yellow

#C2BE0E

Tweet color link
Tweet

#D4BC00

Olive Yellow color link
Olive Yellow

#C2B709

La Rioja color link
La Rioja

#BAC00E

Neva color link
Neva

#C6D60D

Bird Flower color link
Bird Flower

#D4CD16

Bile color link
Bile

#B5C306

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CAC307
  • RGB202, 195, 7
  • CMYK0, 3, 76, 21
  • CSSrgb(202, 195, 7)
  • HSL58°, 93%, 41%
  • HSL Precise57.846°, 93.301%, 40.98%
  • HSV58°, 97%, 79%
  • HSB58°, 97%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.027
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.765, 0.027)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.765, 0.027, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.765, 0.027)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB2.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCAC307
  • DECIMAL ID13288199
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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