#CACE79#CACE79
#CACE79 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.581; OKLCH L 82.9% C 0.108 H 110.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CACE79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 206, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 46%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 41%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.9%, 0%, 41.3%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.78, -13.87, 41.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.78, 43.98, 108.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.95% -0.0386 0.1011) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.95% 0.108 110.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.8803, 58.0805, 26.6685) |
| Luminance | 0.5808 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 1.18
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 3.27
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 4.68
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 5.93
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.13
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 6.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CACE79 #7D79CE
analogous
#CEA879 #CACE79 #A0CE79
triadic
#CACE79 #79CACE #CE79CA
tetradic
#CACE79 #79CEA8 #7D79CE #CE79A0
square
#CACE79 #79CEA8 #7D79CE #CE79A0
split-complementary
#CACE79 #79A0CE #A879CE
monochromatic
#919637 #B8BE4C #CACE79 #DCDEA6 #EDEFD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#CACE79 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.62
#CACE79 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CACE79
12.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CACE79 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CACE79 | 1.00 | 1.66 | 12.62 | 12.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DAC772
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DACA7D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4C5B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cace79; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 206, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.9% 0.108 110.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbdca1',
500: '#cace79',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cace79; $custom-light: #dbdca1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cace79",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 206,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 62.824,
"s": 46.448,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82949,
"c": 0.10821,
"h": 110.9
},
"luminance": 0.5808
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CACE79
secondary
#534F9C
accent
#2CBA33
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFCF5
border
#D5D5CF
text
#15150F
muted
#848480