#CACAA3#CACAA3
#CACAA3 is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.574; OKLCH L 82.9% C 0.052 H 107.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CACAA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 202, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 27%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 19%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 19.3%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.43, -6.47, 19.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.43, 20.58, 108.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.9% -0.0157 0.0499) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.9% 0.052 107.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.0881, 57.4425, 42.9867) |
| Luminance | 0.5744 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 6.57
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 8.44
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 8.86
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 9.00
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 9.10
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 9.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CACAA3 #A3A3CA
analogous
#CAB7A3 #CACAA3 #B7CAA3
triadic
#CACAA3 #A3CACA #CAA3CA
tetradic
#CACAA3 #A3CAB7 #A3A3CA #CAA3B7
square
#CACAA3 #A3CAB7 #A3A3CA #CAA3B7
split-complementary
#CACAA3 #A3B7CA #B7A3CA
monochromatic
#9A9A59 #B4B47C #CACAA3 #E0E0CA #F4F4EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.68
#CACAA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.49
#CACAA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CACAA3
12.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CACAA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CACAA3 | 1.00 | 1.68 | 12.49 | 12.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1C7A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D2C8A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D0C5BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cacaa3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 202, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.9% 0.052 107.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dadabe',
500: '#cacaa3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cacaa3; $custom-light: #dadabe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cacaa3",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 202,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 26.897,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82897,
"c": 0.05235,
"h": 107.5
},
"luminance": 0.57442
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CACAA3
secondary
#72729F
accent
#40A540
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FBFBF8
border
#D4D4D1
text
#151412
muted
#848382