#CAB821 Hex Color

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Color Name

Olive Yellow*

Hex Color Code

#CAB821

RGB Color Code

RGB(202, 184, 33)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 8.9%, 83.7%, 20.8%

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#CAB821 hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is CAB821?

The RGB color code for color number #CAB821 is RGB(202, 184, 33). In the RGB color model, #CAB821 has a red value of 202, a green value of 184, and a blue value of 33. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 8.9% magenta, 83.7% yellow, and 20.8% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 53.6° (degrees), 71.9 % saturation, and 46.1 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #CAB821 has a hue of 53.6° (degrees), 83.7 % saturation and 79.2 % brightness/value.

Color CAB821 is cool or warm?

Color CAB821 is a warm color.

What is the LRV of #CAB821? (For interior and product design)

CAB821 has an LRV of nearly 46.9. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#CAB821

LRV 46.9

Light Color

Compare LRV 46.9 of #CAB821 with dark and light color

Is #CAB821 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color CAB821 meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #CAB821 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #CAB821

Hex triplet: #CAB821
Red: CA
Green: B8
Blue: 21

RGBA / RGB rgb(202, 184, 33)

Red: 202 (79.2%)
Green: 184 (72.2%)
Blue: 33 (12.9%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 8.91%
Yellow: 83.66%
Key: 20.78%

HSL hsl(53.61deg, 71.9 %, 46.1 %)

Hue: 53.61°
Saturation: 71.91 %
Lightness: 46.08 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 53.61°
Saturation: 83.66 %
Brightness / Value: 79.22 %

RYB ryb(64, 173, 35)

Red: 64 (25.1%)
Yellow: 173 (68.0%)
Blue: 35 (13.8%)

HWB

Hue: 53.61°
Whiteness: 12.94 %
Blackness: 20.78 %

CMY

Cyan: 20.78%
Magenta: 27.84%
Yellow: 87.06%

XYZ

X: 41.77
Y: 46.95
Z: 8.3

YXY

Y1: 46.95
X: 0.43
Y2: 0.48

CIE-Lab

L: 74.16
A: -8.46
B: 70.64

CIE-Lch

L: 74.16
C: 71.15
H: 96.83

CIE-Luv

L: 74.16
U: 18.23
V: 76.9

Hunter-Lab

L: 68.52
A: -11.08
B: 40.78

Other

LRV: ~ 46.9 %
Munsell Color System: 8.9Y 7.3/9.9

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #CAB821

These are the named colors closest to hex CAB821, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#C2B709 Color Olive Yellow

97.97% match | ΔE 2.03

#CFB53B Color Old Gold

96.78% match | ΔE 3.22

#CFAA01 Color Neon Gold

94.05% match | ΔE 5.95

#D4AF37 Color Metallic Gold

93.83% match | ΔE 6.17

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to CAB821.

#CCB932 Color PANTONE 15-0635 TCX - Snake Eye

98.80% match | ΔE 1.20

#C7B63C Color PANTONE 15-0646 TCX - Warm Olive

97.57% match | ΔE 2.43

#CDB127 Color PANTONE 16-0838 TCX - Mango Mint

96.79% match | ΔE 3.21

#CEB00D Color PANTONE 15-0647 TCX - Yellow Jasmine

96.37% match | ΔE 3.63

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to CAB821.

#C4B200 Color PANTONE 7759 C

98.17% match | ΔE 1.83

#C4B000 Color PANTONE 612 C

97.72% match | ΔE 2.28

#CFB500 Color PANTONE 606 C

97.59% match | ΔE 2.41

#BFB000 Color PANTONE 10111 C

97.47% match | ΔE 2.53

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to CAB821.

#DAC100 Color RAL 095 80 80 - Sorbet Yellow

96.36% match | ΔE 3.64

#C3AA00 Color RAL 095 70 70 - Bronze Green

95.96% match | ΔE 4.04

#DFC633 Color RAL 095 80 70 - Mimosa Yellow

95.72% match | ΔE 4.28

#DBC44D Color RAL 095 80 60 - Greenish Yellow

95.46% match | ΔE 4.54

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to CAB821.

#C8C83E Color BS 12-E-51 - Citrine

94.11% match | ΔE 5.89

#DFB606 Color BS 10-E-55 - Camery Yellow

93.87% match | ΔE 6.13

#E2C95C Color BS 10-C-33 - Pollen

93.53% match | ΔE 6.47

#D3A929 Color BS 10-D-43 - Banana

92.35% match | ΔE 7.65

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to CAB821.

#DDAF27 Color RAL 1012 - Lemon Yellow

92.09% match | ΔE 7.91

Paint color for Hex #CAB821

These are the real paint colors closest to hex CAB821 from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from CAB821 once it is on a wall.

Benjamin Moore

Hex color CAB821 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #CAB821 to Benjamin Moore

#CCBB0E Color Eve Green (2024-20)

98.72% match | ΔE 1.28

#C1B400 Color Chartreuse (2024-10)

97.98% match | ΔE 2.02

#D2C13D Color Citrus Burst (364)

97.25% match | ΔE 2.75

#CDBC47 Color Bright Gold (371)

96.87% match | ΔE 3.13

Sherwin Williams

Hex color CAB821 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #CAB821 to Sherwin Williams

#C6B836 Color Humorous Green (SW 6918)

98.03% match | ΔE 1.97

#C4B146 Color Hep Green (SW 6704)

95.65% match | ΔE 4.35

#CEBC55 Color Limón Fresco (SW 9030)

95.24% match | ΔE 4.76

#DDB835 Color Eye Catching (SW 6914)

94.52% match | ΔE 5.48

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color CAB821 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #CAB821 to Dunn-Edwards

#CEB736 Color Yellow Stone (DE 5467)

97.89% match | ΔE 2.11

#C1B23E Color Pesto (DE 5474)

96.47% match | ΔE 3.53

#D5C757 Color Citron (DE 5473)

94.61% match | ΔE 5.39

#BBA528 Color Pickle Juice (DE 5468)

94.42% match | ΔE 5.58

PPG Paints

Hex color CAB821 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #CAB821 to PPG Paints

#CEB02A Color Grass Daisy (PPG1215-6)

96.13% match | ΔE 3.87

#D9C737 Color Gone Giddy (PPG1216-7)

96.12% match | ΔE 3.88

#E2C74F Color Golden Yarrow (PPG1215-5)

94.43% match | ΔE 5.57

#BEB755 Color Parachute (PPG1218-5)

93.72% match | ΔE 6.28

Valspar

Hex color CAB821 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #CAB821 to Valspar

#C6C13B Color Parsley Sprig (6008-8B)

95.83% match | ΔE 4.17

#D7B526 Color Pickled Peppers (8001-25E)

95.64% match | ΔE 4.36

#BCA62A Color Verde (8001-26F)

94.65% match | ΔE 5.35

#B1B323 Color Asparagus (6008-8C)

94.26% match | ΔE 5.74

Behr

Hex color CAB821 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #CAB821 to Behr

#CCC14D Color Anime (P340-5)

95.70% match | ΔE 4.30

#C4AA27 Color Citronette (HDC-MD-03)

95.62% match | ΔE 4.38

#B2AC31 Color Green Neon (P340-6)

94.39% match | ΔE 5.61

#BFA940 Color Margarita (P330-6)

94.22% match | ΔE 5.78

Farrow & Ball

Hex color CAB821 similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #CAB821 to Farrow & Ball

#C1C365 Color Acid Drop (9908)

91.21% match | ΔE 8.79

#E8C266 Color Babouche (223)

90.48% match | ΔE 9.52

#DACB7B Color Citrona (CC3)

90.34% match | ΔE 9.66

#E9DF63 Color Yellowcake (279)

90.13% match | ΔE 9.87

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#CAB821 color palettes and scheme combination

46400C

726813

9E901A

CAB821

E0CE3E

E7D96A

EEE596

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

CA2133

CA6321

CAB821

88CA21

33CA21

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

CAB821

21CAB8

B821CA

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

CAB821

21CA64

2133CA

CA2188

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

CAB821

CFBF37

D4C64D

D9CD63

DFD479

E4DB90

E9E2A6

EFE9BC

F4F0D2

F9F7E8

FFFFFF

Olive Yellow* - #CAB821 Tints

CAB821

B5A51D

A1931A

8D8017

796E13

655C10

50490D

3C3709

282406

141203

000000

Olive Yellow* - #CAB821 Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#CAB821

Olive Yellow*

#2133CA

Persian Blue*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #CAB821?

Color that best contrast with #CAB821 is #2133CA, color name is Persian Blue*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.