#CAB012Sulphur (#CAB012) is a light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 98°, lightness 0.76 and chroma 0.154. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #CAB012 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 176, 18) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 84%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 91%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13%, 91%, 21%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(72 -4.6 72) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.757 0.154 98) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Sulphur shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#cfab00 — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#d0b004 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#cab012 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#cab116 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Sulphur in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.16:1 and against black 9.73:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#fff3b7 · #e2ca4e · #cab012 · #907c00 · #685900 · #423800
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#bce792 · #c2cd5d · #cab012 · #c99307 · #c0791f · #b06231
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#cab012 · #6f9f79 · #867300 · #006a2e · #473c00 · #002c0f
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#dbd4b2 · #cab012 · #9c8f50 · #4e50b3 · #3b3200 · #1d1700
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eef1ff · #cab012 · #999580 · #575963 · #29250f · #010104
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#eff1fd · #c6c8d6 · #999baa · #1f2233 · #030210 · #cab012
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eef1ff · #cab012 · #838cdf · #494aac · #1c1261 · #070400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b4deef · #cab012 · #829bba · #854aa0 · #2b3857 · #190f06
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ddf7ff · #cab012 · #00a5c5 · #8c2d76 · #450037 · #000408
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d0fcf8 · #cab012 · #00aba2 · #494aac · #4b001a · #010010
#D2BC49 · #DAC86A · #E3D387 · #EBDFA2 · #F4EBBC
#A69000 · #837100 · #615300 · #413800 · #241E00
#C4B14E · #BFB16E · #B9B189
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.