HEX atlas value

#CAC721

#CAC721 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Peridot. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 202, 199, 33, HSL 59, 72%, 46%, has luminance 0.5351, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#CAC721 Sample readable text

HEX #CAC721

RGB rgb(202, 199, 33)

HSL hsl(59 72% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 1, 84, 21)

Luminance 0.5351

Contrast Black 11.7:1White 1.79:1

CSS

--color-cac721: #CAC721;
.background-cac721 { background-color: #CAC721; }
.text-cac721 { color: #CAC721; }

Luminance0.5351

Black text11.7:1AA Pass

White text1.79:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#CAC721","rgb":[202,199,33],"hsl":[59,72,46],"cmyk":[0,1,84,21],"luminance":0.5351,"contrast":{"black":11.7,"white":1.79}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.7,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.79,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E5E361","hex":"#E5E361","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.49,"contrastWhite":1.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E4E007","hex":"#E4E007","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.96,"contrastWhite":1.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.63,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.33,"contrastWhite":1.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.86,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Peridot adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/cac721.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2124CA","analogous":["#CA7221","#78CA21"],"triadic":["#21CAC7","#C721CA"],"tetradic":["#21CA72","#2124CA","#CA2178"],"splitComplementary":["#2178CA","#7221CA"],"monochromatic":["#E5E361","#CAC721","#7B7914"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E5E361","dark":"#7B7914","saturated":"#E4E007","desaturated":"#B0AE3B","pastel":"#DFDE8B","neon":"#FFFB14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":22.40535650240808},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":28.089143810376278},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":32.01562118716424},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":32.155870381627054},{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":35.86084215408221}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CAC721

#CAC721 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #CAC721 is visually closest to Peridot, a named yellow color with HEX #B4C424.

The RGB channels are 202, 199, and 33, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 59deg with 72% saturation and 46% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.5351, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.41, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.7:1AA Pass

White text1.79:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CAC721 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.7:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.79:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E5E361#000000 text · best 15.49:1#E5E361

#E4E007#000000 text · best 14.96:1#E4E007

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

Citrine#000000 text · best 13.33:1#E4D00A

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

Generated Palette

#CAC721#CAC721

#2124CA#2124CA

#CA7221#CA7221

#78CA21#78CA21

#E5E361#E5E361

#7B7914#7B7914

Color Harmonies

#2124CA#2124CA

#CA7221#CA7221

#78CA21#78CA21

#21CAC7#21CAC7

#C721CA#C721CA

Variants

#E5E361#E5E361

#7B7914#7B7914

#E4E007#E4E007

#B0AE3B#B0AE3B

#DFDE8B#DFDE8B

#FFFB14#FFFB14

Nearest Named Colors

Peridot#B4C424

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Old Gold#CFB53B

Pear#D1E231

Citrine#E4D00A

#CAC721

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CAC721

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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