#CAF059#CAF059
#CAF059 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.756; OKLCH L 90.0% C 0.180 H 122.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAF059 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 240, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(75, 83%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(75, 63%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.8%, 0%, 62.9%, 5.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.67, -33.05, 66.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.67, 74.35, 116.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.96% -0.0955 0.1521) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.96% 0.18 122.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.3210, 75.5979, 21.0213) |
| Luminance | 0.7560 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pear
#CBF85F
ΔE00 1.86
Yellowy Green
#BFF128
ΔE00 3.49
Yellow Green
#C8FD3D
ΔE00 3.89
Chartreuse (survey)
#C1F80A
ΔE00 4.79
Greeny Yellow
#C6F808
ΔE00 4.84
Light Yellow Green
#CCFD7F
ΔE00 4.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAF059 #7F59F0
analogous
#F0CA59 #CAF059 #7FF059
triadic
#CAF059 #59CAF0 #F059CA
tetradic
#CAF059 #59F0CA #7F59F0 #F0597F
square
#CAF059 #59F0CA #7F59F0 #F0597F
split-complementary
#CAF059 #597FF0 #CA59F0
monochromatic
#92BD11 #B8EB21 #CAF059 #DCF591 #EEFAC9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#CAF059 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.12
#CAF059 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAF059
16.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAF059 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAF059 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.12 | 16.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FDE246
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F9E164
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4E4D1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caf059; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 240, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.0% 0.180 122.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddf58e',
500: '#caf059',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caf059; $custom-light: #ddf58e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caf059",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 240,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 75.099,
"s": 83.425,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89964,
"c": 0.17961,
"h": 122.1
},
"luminance": 0.75598
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAF059
secondary
#5431BC
accent
#06E03D
background
#FEFFFC
surface
#FCFEF4
border
#D5D6CE
text
#15170D
muted
#84857F