#CAB94C#CAB94C
#CAB94C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.130 H 100.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAB94C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 185, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 54%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 62%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.4%, 62.4%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.68, -7.01, 55.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.68, 56.35, 97.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.94% -0.0236 0.1277) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.94% 0.13 100.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.0123, 47.7781, 13.7925) |
| Luminance | 0.4778 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.98
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.32
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.38
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.48
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.51
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAB94C #4C5DCA
analogous
#CA7A4C #CAB94C #9CCA4C
triadic
#CAB94C #4CCAB9 #B94CCA
tetradic
#CAB94C #4CCA7A #4C5DCA #CA4C9C
square
#CAB94C #4CCA7A #4C5DCA #CA4C9C
split-complementary
#CAB94C #4C9CCA #7A4CCA
monochromatic
#786D24 #A79732 #CAB94C #D8CB7B #E6DEAA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#CAB94C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.56
#CAB94C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAB94C
10.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAB94C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAB94C | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.56 | 10.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9B43F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBB52
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9ADA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cab94c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 185, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.130 100.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddcd83',
500: '#cab94c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cab94c; $custom-light: #ddcd83; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cab94c",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 185,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.905,
"s": 54.31,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77937,
"c": 0.12988,
"h": 100.5
},
"luminance": 0.47776
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAB94C
secondary
#9EA5D4
accent
#5EDE4A
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF9EF
border
#D4D2CA
text
#15130B
muted
#83827C