#CAB946#CAB946
#CAB946 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.135 H 100.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAB946 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 185, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 65%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.4%, 65.3%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.63, -7.38, 58.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.63, 58.90, 97.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.88% -0.0253 0.1322) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.88% 0.135 100.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.8134, 47.6985, 12.7447) |
| Luminance | 0.4770 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.31
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.66
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.82
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.94
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.96
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAB946 #4657CA
analogous
#CA7746 #CAB946 #99CA46
triadic
#CAB946 #46CAB9 #B946CA
tetradic
#CAB946 #46CA77 #4657CA #CA4699
square
#CAB946 #46CA77 #4657CA #CA4699
split-complementary
#CAB946 #4699CA #7746CA
monochromatic
#746A21 #A4952F #CAB946 #D8CB76 #E5DDA5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#CAB946 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.54
#CAB946 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAB946
10.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAB946 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAB946 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.54 | 10.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CAB437
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBB4C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9ACA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cab946; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 185, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.135 100.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddcd7f',
500: '#cab946',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cab946; $custom-light: #ddcd7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cab946",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 185,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.273,
"s": 55.462,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77881,
"c": 0.13458,
"h": 100.9
},
"luminance": 0.47697
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAB946
secondary
#9AA1D2
accent
#5CDF49
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF9EF
border
#D5D2CA
text
#16130A
muted
#84827C