#CAB435#CAB435
#CAB435 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.455; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.142 H 99.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAB435 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 180, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 58%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 74%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.9%, 73.8%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.19, -5.67, 63.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.19, 63.90, 95.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.7% -0.0223 0.1402) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.7% 0.142 99) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.3230, 45.4581, 9.9652) |
| Luminance | 0.4546 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 2.75
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 2.98
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.28
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 3.62
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 3.85
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAB435 #354BCA
analogous
#CA6A35 #CAB435 #95CA35
triadic
#CAB435 #35CAB4 #B435CA
tetradic
#CAB435 #35CA6A #354BCA #CA3595
square
#CAB435 #35CA6A #354BCA #CA3595
split-complementary
#CAB435 #3595CA #6A35CA
monochromatic
#695E1C #9A8928 #CAB435 #D7C665 #E3D896
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#CAB435 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.09
#CAB435 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAB435
10.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAB435 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAB435 | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.09 | 10.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6AF1E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCB73D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DAA69B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cab435; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 180, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.142 99.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#deca75',
500: '#cab435',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cab435; $custom-light: #deca75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cab435",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 180,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.141,
"s": 58.431,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76699,
"c": 0.142,
"h": 99
},
"luminance": 0.45456
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAB435
secondary
#8C96CF
accent
#5DE246
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FCF8ED
border
#D5D1C8
text
#161309
muted
#84827B