#CAB86A#CAB86A
#CAB86A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.479; OKLCH L 78.1% C 0.101 H 96.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAB86A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 184, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 48%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 48%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.9%, 47.5%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.75, -4.08, 41.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.75, 41.94, 95.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.09% -0.0118 0.1002) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.09% 0.101 96.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.1004, 47.8798, 20.5516) |
| Luminance | 0.4788 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.72
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.67
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.95
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.15
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.63
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAB86A #6A7CCA
analogous
#CA886A #CAB86A #ACCA6A
triadic
#CAB86A #6ACAB8 #B86ACA
tetradic
#CAB86A #6ACA88 #6A7CCA #CA6AAC
square
#CAB86A #6ACA88 #6A7CCA #CA6AAC
split-complementary
#CAB86A #6AACCA #886ACA
monochromatic
#897831 #B6A041 #CAB86A #DACE97 #EAE3C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#CAB86A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.58
#CAB86A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAB86A
10.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAB86A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAB86A | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.58 | 10.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B464
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBBB6D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D7AEA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cab86a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 184, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.1% 0.101 96.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dccd96',
500: '#cab86a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cab86a; $custom-light: #dccd96; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cab86a",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 184,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.75,
"s": 47.525,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78094,
"c": 0.10085,
"h": 96.7
},
"luminance": 0.47878
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAB86A
secondary
#B6BCDA
accent
#46BB2B
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F2
border
#D4D1CC
text
#15130D
muted
#83827E