#CAC52A#CAC52A
#CAC52A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.527; OKLCH L 80.2% C 0.162 H 107.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAC52A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 197, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 66%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 79%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.5%, 79.2%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.67, -14.81, 71.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.67, 72.80, 101.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.25% -0.0489 0.1545) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.25% 0.162 107.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.7431, 52.6578, 9.9971) |
| Luminance | 0.5266 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 1.55
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 1.70
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 2.05
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 3.07
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.81
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 4.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAC52A #2A2FCA
analogous
#CA752A #CAC52A #7FCA2A
triadic
#CAC52A #2ACAC5 #C52ACA
tetradic
#CAC52A #2ACA75 #2A2FCA #CA2A7F
square
#CAC52A #2ACA75 #2A2FCA #CA2A7F
split-complementary
#CAC52A #2A7FCA #752ACA
monochromatic
#656215 #97941F #CAC52A #DCD855 #E6E388
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.82
#CAC52A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.53
#CAC52A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAC52A
11.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAC52A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAC52A | 1.00 | 1.82 | 11.53 | 11.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6BD00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D9C238
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9B8A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cac52a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 197, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.2% 0.162 107.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ded672',
500: '#cac52a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cac52a; $custom-light: #ded672; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cac52a",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 197,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.125,
"s": 65.574,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80245,
"c": 0.16203,
"h": 107.6
},
"luminance": 0.52656
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAC52A
secondary
#292B6F
accent
#45E93F
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FCFBF1
border
#D5D4CB
text
#161409
muted
#84837D