#CAB951#CAB951
#CAB951 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.126 H 100.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAB951 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 185, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 53%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 60%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.4%, 59.9%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.73, -6.67, 53.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.73, 54.14, 97.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.99% -0.022 0.1238) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.99% 0.126 100.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.1929, 47.8503, 14.7439) |
| Luminance | 0.4785 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.45
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.58
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.89
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.91
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.97
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAB951 #5162CA
analogous
#CA7C51 #CAB951 #9FCA51
triadic
#CAB951 #51CAB9 #B951CA
tetradic
#CAB951 #51CA7C #5162CA #CA519F
square
#CAB951 #51CA7C #5162CA #CA519F
split-complementary
#CAB951 #519FCA #7C51CA
monochromatic
#7B6F25 #AA9934 #CAB951 #D8CC80 #E7DFAF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#CAB951 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.57
#CAB951 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAB951
10.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAB951 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAB951 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.57 | 10.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9B446
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBB56
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8ADA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cab951; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 185, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.126 100.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddcd86',
500: '#cab951',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cab951; $custom-light: #ddcd86; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cab951",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 185,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.57,
"s": 53.304,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77988,
"c": 0.12571,
"h": 100.1
},
"luminance": 0.47849
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAB951
secondary
#A2A9D5
accent
#60DD4B
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF9F0
border
#D4D2CB
text
#15130B
muted
#83827C