#cab215

Color #cab215

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 14.58 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-400 #fdc700 · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#cab215

RGB

rgb(202, 178, 21)

HSL

hsl(52, 81.2%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52, 89.6%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.9%, 89.6%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(72.53, -5.61, 71.91)

LCH

lch(72.53, 72.13, 94.46)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.1542, 99.18)

HWB

hwb(52, 8.2%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#152dca

Analogous

#ca5715

#cab215

#88ca15

Triadic

#cab215

#15cab2

#b215ca

Split-complementary

#cab215

#1588ca

#5715ca

Tetradic

#cab215

#2dca15

#152dca

#b215ca

Square

#cab215

#15ca57

#152dca

#ca1588

Shades

Color #cab215 mixed toward black.

#a89411

#87770e

#65590a

#433b07

#221e03

Tints

Color #cab215 mixed toward white.

#e9cf26

#edd852

#f2e27d

#f6eca8

#fbf5d4

Tones

Color #cab215 mixed toward gray.

#bba724

#ac9c33

#9d9142

#8e8651

#7f7a60

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c05f · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#c1c368 · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#c97b80 · ΔE 43

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 27.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #cab215;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cab215]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#cab215 (#cab215) is rgb(202, 178, 21) in RGB.

No, #cab215 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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