#CAA623#CAA623
#CAA623 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.142 H 92.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAA623 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 166, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 70%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 83%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.8%, 82.7%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.44, 1.05, 66.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.44, 66.12, 89.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.7% -0.0049 0.1419) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.7% 0.142 92) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2990, 39.9528, 7.2842) |
| Luminance | 0.3995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 2.70
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 3.15
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 3.26
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 3.49
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.07
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAA623 #2347CA
analogous
#CA5323 #CAA623 #9BCA23
triadic
#CAA623 #23CAA6 #A623CA
tetradic
#CAA623 #23CA53 #2347CA #CA239B
square
#CAA623 #23CA53 #2347CA #CA239B
split-complementary
#CAA623 #239BCA #5323CA
monochromatic
#625011 #967B1A #CAA623 #E0C04A #E9D27F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#CAA623 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#CAA623 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAA623
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAA623 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAA623 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A400
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2AE2C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB978E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caa623; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 166, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.142 92.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfc06b',
500: '#caa623',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caa623; $custom-light: #dfc06b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caa623",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 166,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.066,
"s": 70.464,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73698,
"c": 0.142,
"h": 92
},
"luminance": 0.3995
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAA623
secondary
#788BD1
accent
#61ED3B
background
#FEFBF6
surface
#FDF7EC
border
#D5D0C7
text
#161207
muted
#84817A