#CACE40#CACE40
#CACE40 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.571; OKLCH L 82.3% C 0.159 H 111.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CACE40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 206, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 59%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(62, 69%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.9%, 0%, 68.9%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.22, -18.36, 66.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.22, 68.97, 105.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.32% -0.0569 0.1482) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.32% 0.159 111) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.3554, 57.0706, 13.3707) |
| Luminance | 0.5707 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 4.16
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 4.33
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 4.53
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.59
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 4.71
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CACE40 #4440CE
analogous
#CE8B40 #CACE40 #83CE40
triadic
#CACE40 #40CACE #CE40CA
tetradic
#CACE40 #40CE8B #4440CE #CE4083
square
#CACE40 #40CE8B #4440CE #CE4083
split-complementary
#CACE40 #4083CE #8B40CE
monochromatic
#73751E #A3A62B #CACE40 #D8DA71 #E5E7A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.69
#CACE40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.41
#CACE40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CACE40
12.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CACE40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CACE40 | 1.00 | 1.69 | 12.41 | 12.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DEC529
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DFC94A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8C1B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cace40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 206, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.3% 0.159 111.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dedc7d',
500: '#cace40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cace40; $custom-light: #dedc7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cace40",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 206,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.69,
"s": 59.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82317,
"c": 0.15875,
"h": 111
},
"luminance": 0.57069
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CACE40
secondary
#36347E
accent
#45E24A
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FCFCF2
border
#D5D5CC
text
#16150A
muted
#84847D