#CACAA8#CACAA8
#CACAA8 is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.576; OKLCH L 83.0% C 0.046 H 107.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CACAA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 202, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 24%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 17%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 16.8%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.53, -5.72, 17.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.53, 17.96, 108.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.01% -0.0137 0.0437) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.01% 0.046 107.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.5450, 57.6253, 45.3929) |
| Luminance | 0.5763 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 7.27
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 9.05
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 9.36
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 9.39
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 9.67
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 9.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CACAA8 #A8A8CA
analogous
#CAB9A8 #CACAA8 #B9CAA8
triadic
#CACAA8 #A8CACA #CAA8CA
tetradic
#CACAA8 #A8CAB9 #A8A8CA #CAA8B9
square
#CACAA8 #A8CAB9 #A8A8CA #CAA8B9
split-complementary
#CACAA8 #A8B9CA #B9A8CA
monochromatic
#9A9A5E #B3B382 #CACAA8 #E1E1CE #F3F3EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.68
#CACAA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.53
#CACAA8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CACAA8
12.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CACAA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CACAA8 | 1.00 | 1.68 | 12.53 | 12.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D0C7A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1C9A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CFC5C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cacaa8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 202, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.0% 0.046 107.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dadac2',
500: '#cacaa8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cacaa8; $custom-light: #dadac2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cacaa8",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 202,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 24.286,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83012,
"c": 0.04583,
"h": 107.4
},
"luminance": 0.57625
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CACAA8
secondary
#77779F
accent
#43A343
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FBFBF9
border
#D4D4D2
text
#141412
muted
#838382