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#caac4a color: Yellow Lupine

#caac4a is rgb(202, 172, 74) in RGB and oklch(75.216% 0.12147 92.174) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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46°
100%

75.2%
0.121
92°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.21:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.51:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #caac4a

#caac4a is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 75.2% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 92°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.21:1 contrast and black text 9.51:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Yellow Lupine (#ccaa4d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #caac4a mixed with white

  1. caac4a
  2. cfb460
  3. d4bd73
  4. dac586
  5. dfcd98
  6. e4d6a9
  7. eadeba
  8. efe6cc
  9. f4efdd
  10. faf7ee

Darker: #caac4a mixed with black

  1. caac4a
  2. af953f
  3. 957f35
  4. 7c692a
  5. 645420
  6. 4d4017
  7. 372d0e
  8. 221b06
  9. 0f0b02
  10. 020100

Calmer: #caac4a with less saturation

  1. caac4a
  2. c7ad58
  3. c4ad64
  4. c2ad6f
  5. bfae79
  6. bcae83
  7. b9ae8c
  8. b7ae95
  9. b4ae9e
  10. b1aea6

Questions about #caac4a

What color is #caac4a?

#caac4a is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Yellow Lupine. In RGB it is rgb(202, 172, 74), in HSL hsl(45.94, 54.7%, 54.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.216% 0.12147 92.174).

What colors go well with #caac4a?

The complementary color of #caac4a is #94a9fc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e59c58 and #a1bb60. The triadic partners are #30c2db and #dc91d1.

Is white or black text more readable on #caac4a?

Black text reads better on #caac4a: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and black gives 9.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #caac4a a warm or cool color?

#caac4a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 92 degrees, its lightness 75.2% and its chroma 0.121.