#CAAC4F#CAAC4F
#CAAC4F is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.426; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.117 H 91.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAAC4F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 172, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 54%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 61%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.9%, 60.9%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.30, 0.02, 50.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.30, 50.82, 89.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.27% -0.003 0.1173) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.27% 0.117 91.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5228, 42.6283, 13.4893) |
| Luminance | 0.4263 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.73
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.32
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.00
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.51
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.54
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAAC4F #4F6DCA
analogous
#CA6F4F #CAAC4F #AACA4F
triadic
#CAAC4F #4FCAAC #AC4FCA
tetradic
#CAAC4F #4FCA6F #4F6DCA #CA4FAA
square
#CAAC4F #4FCA6F #4F6DCA #CA4FAA
split-complementary
#CAAC4F #4FAACA #6F4FCA
monochromatic
#7A6525 #A98C33 #CAAC4F #D8C27E #E6D8AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#CAAC4F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.53
#CAAC4F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAAC4F
9.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAAC4F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAAC4F | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.53 | 9.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDAA45
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B253
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9A098
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caac4f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 172, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.117 91.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddc484',
500: '#caac4f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caac4f; $custom-light: #ddc484; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caac4f",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 172,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.366,
"s": 53.712,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7527,
"c": 0.11732,
"h": 91.5
},
"luminance": 0.42626
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAAC4F
secondary
#A1ADD4
accent
#6EDD4B
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF8EF
border
#D5D1CA
text
#15120B
muted
#84817C