#cab72a Color Information

#cab72a Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #cab72a. In RGB, it consists of 79.2% Red, 71.8% Green, and 16.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 9.4% Magenta, 79.2% Yellow, and 20.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 52.9°, with saturation of 65.6% and lightness of 47.8%. The decimal value for #cab72a is 13285162, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccc33. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #cab72a is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#cab72a Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color202, 183, 42 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color79.2%, 71.8%, 16.5% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.208, 0.282, 0.835 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.094, 0.792, 0.208 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color52.9°, 65.6%, 47.8% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color52.9°, 79.2%, 79.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color41.709, 46.591, 8.985 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color64, 202, 42 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code13285162 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color73.927, -7.662, 67.974 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)73.927, 68.404, 96.432 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color73.927, 18.766, 74.950 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color68.257, -10.378, 39.975 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.429, 0.479, 46.591 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4291475242 / 0xffcab72a Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccc33 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #cab72a

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #cab72a, its pure hue is 52.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 65.6%, and its lightness is 47.8%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #cab72a, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #191705 to #b1a025.

Tints of #cab72a

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #cab72a, its pure hue is 52.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 65.6%, and its lightness is 47.8%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #cab72a, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #d1c045 to #f8f6e4.

Tones of #cab72a

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #cab72a, its pure hue is 52.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 65.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #cab72a, which range from #7a7a7a (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #f4d700 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #cab72a

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #cab72a! For #cab72a, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #cab72a. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #cab72a

This color, #cab72a, consists of 79.2% Red, 71.8% Green, and 16.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 202, Green = 183, Blue = 42. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #cab72a is 0% Cyan, 9.4% Magenta, 79.2% Yellow, and 20.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R79.2%
C0.0%
G71.8%
M9.4%
B16.5%
Y79.2%
K20.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 202 183 42
Octal 312 267 52
Hexa #ca #b7 #2a
Binary 11001010 10110111 00101010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 9 79 20
Octal 0 11 117 24
Hexa #00 #09 #4f #14
Binary 00000000 00001001 01001111 00010100

Analogous Colors of #cab72a

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #cab72a — which has hue 52.9° — its analogous colors are located at 22.9° and 82.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cab72a.

Triadic Colors of #cab72a

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #cab72a — which has hue 52.9° — its triadic colors are located at 52.9° and 292.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cab72a.

Complementary Color of #cab72a

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #cab72a — which has hue 52.9° — its complementary color is located at 232.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cab72a.

Split Complementary Colors of #cab72a

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #cab72a — which has hue 52.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 52.9° and 262.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cab72a.

Tetradic Colors of #cab72a

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #cab72a — which has hue 52.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 322.9°, 52.9°, 142.9°, and 232.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cab72a.

Monochromatic Colors of #cab72a

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #cab72a, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #5b5320 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f3e47b (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #cab72a

We want to make getting started with #cab72a on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #cab72a into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #cab72a can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #cab72a with other HTML elements.

#cab72a Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #cab72a.
<span style="color: #cab72a;">The color of this text is #cab72a.</span>

#cab72a Background Color

The background color for this text is #cab72a.
<div style="background-color: #cab72a; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #cab72a.</div>

#cab72a Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #cab72a.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #cab72a;">This color for the shadow of this text is #cab72a.</span>

#cab72a Border Color

This is a div with border color #cab72a.
<div style="border: #cab72a 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #cab72a.</div>

#cab72a Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #cab72a on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #cab72a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #cab72a on a white background.</div></div>

#cab72a Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #cab72a on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #cab72a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #cab72a on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #cab72a to White

This is a gradient from #cab72a to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#cab72a,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#cab72a,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#cab72a,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#cab72a,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #cab72a to white.</div>

Gradient from #cab72a to Black

This is a gradient from #cab72a to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#cab72a,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#cab72a,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#cab72a,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#cab72a,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #cab72a to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #cab72a

In addition to using #cab72a on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #cab72a in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #cab72a, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 202, Green = 183, Blue = 42). If you need details about the color coordinates of #cab72a in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #cab72a
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(202, 183, 42)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #cab72a; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #cab72a; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #cab72a; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(202, 183, 42);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#cab72a")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:202, green:183, blue:42, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:202 green:183 blue:42 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(202f, 183f, 42f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(202, 183, 42);
 

#cab72a Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #cab72a the same way. For those with color blindness, #cab72a might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #cab72a looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #cab72a is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #cab72a looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #cab72a will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #cab72a is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.0:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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