#CAAC3F#CAAC3F
#CAAC3F is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.424; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.130 H 93.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAAC3F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 172, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 57%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 69%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.9%, 68.8%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.16, -0.97, 57.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.16, 57.76, 90.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.11% -0.0078 0.1296) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.11% 0.13 93.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.0089, 42.4227, 10.7827) |
| Luminance | 0.4242 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.18
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 4.59
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.66
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.80
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.97
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAAC3F #3F5DCA
analogous
#CA663F #CAAC3F #A3CA3F
triadic
#CAAC3F #3FCAAC #AC3FCA
tetradic
#CAAC3F #3FCA66 #3F5DCA #CA3FA3
square
#CAAC3F #3FCA66 #3F5DCA #CA3FA3
split-complementary
#CAAC3F #3FA3CA #663FCA
monochromatic
#705E1F #A0872C #CAAC3F #D7C16F #E4D59F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#CAAC3F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.48
#CAAC3F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAAC3F
9.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAAC3F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAAC3F | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.48 | 9.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEA931
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5B245
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA9F96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caac3f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 172, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.130 93.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dec47a',
500: '#caac3f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caac3f; $custom-light: #dec47a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caac3f",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 172,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.05,
"s": 56.735,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75113,
"c": 0.12981,
"h": 93.5
},
"luminance": 0.4242
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAAC3F
secondary
#94A1D1
accent
#69E048
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FCF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#16120A
muted
#84817C