#CAB56E#CAB56E
#CAB56E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.467; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.094 H 93.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAB56E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 181, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 46%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 46%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.4%, 45.5%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.02, -2.11, 38.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.02, 38.86, 93.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.53% -0.0057 0.0938) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.53% 0.094 93.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.6967, 46.7318, 21.4672) |
| Luminance | 0.4673 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.41
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.55
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.88
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.55
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.72
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAB56E #6E83CA
analogous
#CA876E #CAB56E #B1CA6E
triadic
#CAB56E #6ECAB5 #B56ECA
tetradic
#CAB56E #6ECA87 #6E83CA #CA6EB1
square
#CAB56E #6ECA87 #6E83CA #CA6EB1
split-complementary
#CAB56E #6EB1CA #876ECA
monochromatic
#8B7733 #B89D43 #CAB56E #DACC9B #EBE3C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#CAB56E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.35
#CAB56E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAB56E
10.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAB56E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAB56E | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.35 | 10.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3B268
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B971
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D7ABA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cab56e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 181, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.094 93.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dccb99',
500: '#cab56e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cab56e; $custom-light: #dccb99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cab56e",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 181,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.304,
"s": 46.465,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77534,
"c": 0.09401,
"h": 93.5
},
"luminance": 0.4673
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAB56E
secondary
#B9C1DB
accent
#4CBA2C
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F2
border
#D4D1CC
text
#15130E
muted
#83827E