#CAC12C#CAC12C
#CAC12C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.509; OKLCH L 79.4% C 0.158 H 105.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAC12C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 193, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 64%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 78%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.5%, 78.2%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.61, -12.72, 69.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.61, 70.91, 100.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.4% -0.0429 0.1516) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.4% 0.158 105.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.8836, 50.8800, 9.8916) |
| Luminance | 0.5088 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 1.59
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 1.92
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 2.02
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 2.49
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 2.82
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 3.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAC12C #2C35CA
analogous
#CA722C #CAC12C #84CA2C
triadic
#CAC12C #2CCAC1 #C12CCA
tetradic
#CAC12C #2CCA72 #2C35CA #CA2C84
square
#CAC12C #2CCA72 #2C35CA #CA2C84
split-complementary
#CAC12C #2C84CA #722CCA
monochromatic
#656116 #989121 #CAC12C #DBD358 #E6E08B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.88
#CAC12C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.18
#CAC12C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAC12C
11.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAC12C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAC12C | 1.00 | 1.88 | 11.18 | 11.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D2BA00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D6C039
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9B4A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cac12c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 193, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.4% 0.158 105.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ded372',
500: '#cac12c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cac12c; $custom-light: #ded372; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cac12c",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 193,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.582,
"s": 64.228,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79398,
"c": 0.15753,
"h": 105.8
},
"luminance": 0.50878
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAC12C
secondary
#2A2E70
accent
#4AE741
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FCFBF1
border
#D5D4CB
text
#161409
muted
#84837D