#CAC537#CAC537
#CAC537 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.528; OKLCH L 80.3% C 0.155 H 107.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAC537 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 197, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 58%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 73%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.5%, 72.8%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.74, -14.30, 67.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.74, 68.78, 102.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.32% -0.0464 0.1483) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.32% 0.155 107.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.0147, 52.7664, 11.4274) |
| Luminance | 0.5276 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 2.38
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 2.61
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 2.62
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 3.71
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.14
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 4.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAC537 #373CCA
analogous
#CA7B37 #CAC537 #86CA37
triadic
#CAC537 #37CAC5 #C537CA
tetradic
#CAC537 #37CA7B #373CCA #CA3786
square
#CAC537 #37CA7B #373CCA #CA3786
split-complementary
#CAC537 #3786CA #7B37CA
monochromatic
#6A681C #9B9729 #CAC537 #D7D367 #E4E198
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.82
#CAC537 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.55
#CAC537 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAC537
11.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAC537 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAC537 | 1.00 | 1.82 | 11.55 | 11.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6BD1B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D8C342
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9B8AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cac537; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 197, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.3% 0.155 107.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ded678',
500: '#cac537',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cac537; $custom-light: #ded678; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cac537",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 197,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.959,
"s": 58.103,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80317,
"c": 0.1554,
"h": 107.4
},
"luminance": 0.52765
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAC537
secondary
#313374
accent
#4CE146
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FCFBF1
border
#D5D4CB
text
#16140A
muted
#84837D